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Today in 1992, 'The Last of the Mohicans' premieres. Based loosely on James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, the film follows Hawkeye—the white adopted son of a Mohican chief—as he is drawn into the violence, romance and intrigue of the French and Indian War. Featuring a memorable score and stunning cinematography, it remains one of the most acclaimed historical epics of the 1990s.

Today in 1992, 'The Last of the Mohicans' premieres. Based loosely on James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, the film follows Hawkeye—the white adopted son of a Mohican chief—as he is drawn into the violence, romance and intrigue of the French and Indian War. Featuring a memorable score and stunning cinematography, it remains one of the most acclaimed historical epics of the 1990s.

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You gotta hand it to the makers of the 2019 film 'Midway'. They managed to make an AI slop war movie years before advent of AI slop.

You gotta hand it to the makers of the 2019 film 'Midway'. They managed to make an AI slop war movie years before advent of AI slop.

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BBC's 2014 mini-series 'Our World War' features one of the few cinematic depictions of the 1914 Battle of Mons, Britain's first major engagement of the Great War. If you can find a copy of the series, it's worth a watch.

BBC's 2014 mini-series 'Our World War' features one of the few cinematic depictions of the 1914 Battle of Mons, Britain's first major engagement of the Great War. If you can find a copy of the series, it's worth a watch.

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A 1927 newsreel shows a U.S. military parachute test.

A 1927 newsreel shows a U.S. military parachute test.

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On this day in 1942, U.S. warships ambush a Japanese task force at Midway. Japan loses four carriers and nearly 250 warplanes in the ensuing battle. It's a turning point in the Pacific War.

On this day in 1942, U.S. warships ambush a Japanese task force at Midway. Japan loses four carriers and nearly 250 warplanes in the ensuing battle. It's a turning point in the Pacific War.

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Today in 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returns from Munich where he and France's Édouard Daladier have agreed to Hitler's demands over the dismembering of Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain promises “peace for our time.” In less than a year, Europe will be at war.

Today in 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returns from Munich where he and France's Édouard Daladier have agreed to Hitler's demands over the dismembering of Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain promises “peace for our time.” In less than a year, Europe will be at war.

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Today in 1987, an 18-year-old from West Germany named Mathias Rust penetrates Soviet air defences and lands a Cessna 172 in Moscow's Red Square. The stunt, an epic humiliation for the Soviet military, earns the teen worldwide fame, as well as a 14-month stay in a Russian prison.

Today in 1987, an 18-year-old from West Germany named Mathias Rust penetrates Soviet air defences and lands a Cessna 172 in Moscow's Red Square. The stunt, an epic humiliation for the Soviet military, earns the teen worldwide fame, as well as a 14-month stay in a Russian prison.

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The fictional Flower-class corvette HMS Compass Rose (K49) that appeared in the 1953 film 'The Cruel Sea' was actually the real-life warship HMS Coreopsis. The vessel, which served as a convoy escort in the Second World War, was scrapped shortly after filming these scenes.

The fictional Flower-class corvette HMS Compass Rose (K49) that appeared in the 1953 film 'The Cruel Sea' was actually the real-life warship HMS Coreopsis. The vessel, which served as a convoy escort in the Second World War, was scrapped shortly after filming these scenes.

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On this day in 1975, Saigon falls to communist forces. It's the end of the 'Ten-Thousand-Day War' in Vietnam. #OTD #History

On this day in 1975, Saigon falls to communist forces. It's the end of the 'Ten-Thousand-Day War' in Vietnam. #OTD #History

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U.S. Marines on Peleliu Island hurl Molotov cocktails at the enemy. Footage captured on Sept. 29, 1944.

U.S. Marines on Peleliu Island hurl Molotov cocktails at the enemy. Footage captured on Sept. 29, 1944.

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RIGHT NOW in 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein trains its guns on the Polish Westerplatte ammunition depot in Danzig harbour and opens fire. The blasts are the signal for German ground troops waiting nearby to begin an assault. These are the first shots of #WW2

RIGHT NOW in 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein trains its guns on the Polish Westerplatte ammunition depot in Danzig harbour and opens fire. The blasts are the signal for German ground troops waiting nearby to begin an assault. These are the first shots of #WW2

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On this day in 1945, Hitler's collapsing Third Reich launches a final salvo of V-2 rockets at Great Britain. One slams into London's East End killing 134; another explodes in a suburb of the city and claims one life.

On this day in 1945, Hitler's collapsing Third Reich launches a final salvo of V-2 rockets at Great Britain. One slams into London's East End killing 134; another explodes in a suburb of the city and claims one life.

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Today in 1989, Romania erupts in rebellion after a Bucharest crowd openly jeers the despot Nicolae Ceaușescu during a nationally televised speech. The uprising, which began days earlier in the city of Timișoara, quickly topples the regime and sees the dictator executed on Dec 25

Today in 1989, Romania erupts in rebellion after a Bucharest crowd openly jeers the despot Nicolae Ceaușescu during a nationally televised speech. The uprising, which began days earlier in the city of Timișoara, quickly topples the regime and sees the dictator executed on Dec 25

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Today in 1982, British paras and commandos mount a successful attack on a fortified Argentine airfield at Goose Green in the Falklands. Casualties are heavy. Among the fallen is the commander of the assault, Lt-Col Herbert Jones. He will receive the Victoria Cross posthumously.

Today in 1982, British paras and commandos mount a successful attack on a fortified Argentine airfield at Goose Green in the Falklands. Casualties are heavy. Among the fallen is the commander of the assault, Lt-Col Herbert Jones. He will receive the Victoria Cross posthumously.

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On this day in 1970, the WW2 action comedy 'Kelly's Heroes' premieres. Starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland and Don Rickles, the movie follows a platoon of misfit GIs who set out to rob a bank full of Nazi gold. Any fans? More importantly, any haters?

On this day in 1970, the WW2 action comedy 'Kelly's Heroes' premieres. Starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland and Don Rickles, the movie follows a platoon of misfit GIs who set out to rob a bank full of Nazi gold. Any fans? More importantly, any haters?

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This week in 2001, the movie 'Pearl Harbor' was released. To mark the occasion, we decided to share footage of the 1970 epic 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' instead.

This week in 2001, the movie 'Pearl Harbor' was released. To mark the occasion, we decided to share footage of the 1970 epic 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' instead.

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Today in 1914, after weeks of retreating in the face of the advancing German army, French and British troops launch a counter-attack east of Paris. The Battle of the Marne, which lasts for seven days, saves France and ends Berlin's hopes for a quick victory on the Western Front.

Today in 1914, after weeks of retreating in the face of the advancing German army, French and British troops launch a counter-attack east of Paris. The Battle of the Marne, which lasts for seven days, saves France and ends Berlin's hopes for a quick victory on the Western Front.

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"Where you from, son?" "Madison City, Missouri, sir!" "Never heard of it." 'The Dirty Dozen, starring Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland in his first major movie role, was released on this day in 1967.

"Where you from, son?" "Madison City, Missouri, sir!" "Never heard of it." 'The Dirty Dozen, starring Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland in his first major movie role, was released on this day in 1967.

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Footage captured on this day in 1944 shows U.S. Marines clearing a Japanese-occupied cave during the fighting on Guam.

Footage captured on this day in 1944 shows U.S. Marines clearing a Japanese-occupied cave during the fighting on Guam.

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In 1914, Britain devised a novel plan to take on Germany's U-boat fleet: Q-ships. These were armed vessels disguised as ordinary freighters and crewed by Royal Navy sailors dressed in civilian clothes. When a German sub surfaced to engage the target and demand the crew abandon ship, the Q-ships would reveal batteries of hidden guns and open fire at point-blank range. To further the ruse, members of the Q-ship's crew, known as the "panic party," would clumsily lower lifeboats and row away in a mock display of terror before the trap was sprung. For a time, the Q-ship program was effective. More than 350 were deployed over the course of the conflict, ultimately sinking 14 German subs. But the success didn't last. By posing as civilian merchants to ambush submarines, Q-ships provoked Germany into abandoning international maritime laws and sinking all merchant vessels without warning.

In 1914, Britain devised a novel plan to take on Germany's U-boat fleet: Q-ships. These were armed vessels disguised as ordinary freighters and crewed by Royal Navy sailors dressed in civilian clothes. When a German sub surfaced to engage the target and demand the crew abandon ship, the Q-ships would reveal batteries of hidden guns and open fire at point-blank range. To further the ruse, members of the Q-ship's crew, known as the "panic party," would clumsily lower lifeboats and row away in a mock display of terror before the trap was sprung. For a time, the Q-ship program was effective. More than 350 were deployed over the course of the conflict, ultimately sinking 14 German subs. But the success didn't last. By posing as civilian merchants to ambush submarines, Q-ships provoked Germany into abandoning international maritime laws and sinking all merchant vessels without warning.

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Today in 1973, Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel during the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday. The onslaught nearly overwhelms the Israelis, who soon rally for a devastating counter offensive. A ceasefire ends the three-week war amid fears of a superpower intervention.
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Today in 1973, Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel during the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday. The onslaught nearly overwhelms the Israelis, who soon rally for a devastating counter offensive. A ceasefire ends the three-week war amid fears of a superpower intervention.

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Today in 2001, 'Band of Brothers' premieres on HBO. Produced by Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks and based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book, the 10-part series follows the men of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment from airborne training thru to VE Day. As good as TV gets.
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Today in 2001, 'Band of Brothers' premieres on HBO. Produced by Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks and based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book, the 10-part series follows the men of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment from airborne training thru to VE Day. As good as TV gets.

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Believe it or not, but you're looking at a clip from a 1967 U.S. Navy training film entitled 'How To Succeed With Brunettes.' The 16-minute movie offers dating tips for young officers (and gentlemen) and served as a sort of survival guide for inexperienced ensigns.
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Believe it or not, but you're looking at a clip from a 1967 U.S. Navy training film entitled 'How To Succeed With Brunettes.' The 16-minute movie offers dating tips for young officers (and gentlemen) and served as a sort of survival guide for inexperienced ensigns.

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Today in 1970, the WW2 epic 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' premieres. A joint U.S. and Japanese production, the two-and-a-half-hour drama covers the events surrounding the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, concluding with an incredible 40-minute recreation of the battle itself. Required watching
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Today in 1970, the WW2 epic 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' premieres. A joint U.S. and Japanese production, the two-and-a-half-hour drama covers the events surrounding the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, concluding with an incredible 40-minute recreation of the battle itself. Required watching

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Band of Brothers is 25 this month and a lot of us are rewatching. I’d argue that Episode 5 is one of the better ones. Set in the late autumn of 1944 (and told mostly through the eyes of Winters), it marks the beginning of a major shift in the series, hence the title of the episode: 'Crossroads.' With the momentum and optimism of the Normandy campaign in the past, we now see the war wearing down Easy Company. What's more, the strain that's beginning to show is made all the more poignant because we, the viewers, know that even worse days are ahead.
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Band of Brothers is 25 this month and a lot of us are rewatching. I’d argue that Episode 5 is one of the better ones. Set in the late autumn of 1944 (and told mostly through the eyes of Winters), it marks the beginning of a major shift in the series, hence the title of the episode: 'Crossroads.' With the momentum and optimism of the Normandy campaign in the past, we now see the war wearing down Easy Company. What's more, the strain that's beginning to show is made all the more poignant because we, the viewers, know that even worse days are ahead.

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A lesson in standing up to bullies from the 1969 film 'Battle of Britain'
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A lesson in standing up to bullies from the 1969 film 'Battle of Britain'

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I can't think of another film that depicts No Man's Land of WW1 quite like '1917.' None of the random debris, discarded wagon wheels or Fokker wreckage you see in classic Hollywood war movies. Just a barren, empty, lifeless void. Otherworldly. Genuinely chilling.
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I can't think of another film that depicts No Man's Land of WW1 quite like '1917.' None of the random debris, discarded wagon wheels or Fokker wreckage you see in classic Hollywood war movies. Just a barren, empty, lifeless void. Otherworldly. Genuinely chilling.

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Today in 1962, the film 'The Longest Day' premieres in Paris. The sweeping epic depicts the events surrounding the Allied invasion of Normandy. Featuring an all-star cast, it becomes one of the defining war films of its era and remains essential viewing for WW2 buffs everywhere.
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Today in 1962, the film 'The Longest Day' premieres in Paris. The sweeping epic depicts the events surrounding the Allied invasion of Normandy. Featuring an all-star cast, it becomes one of the defining war films of its era and remains essential viewing for WW2 buffs everywhere.

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96,086 views • 24 days ago

The Siege of Yorktown scene from 'Revolution'. The 1985 Al Pacino epic cost $28 million to produce but only made $300,000 in the U.S. The critical and commercial failure of the film prompted the legendary actor to take a four-year hiatus from making movies.
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The Siege of Yorktown scene from 'Revolution'. The 1985 Al Pacino epic cost $28 million to produce but only made $300,000 in the U.S. The critical and commercial failure of the film prompted the legendary actor to take a four-year hiatus from making movies.

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On this day in 1993, a standoff between Russian president Boris Yeltsin and the Congress of People's Deputies turns deadly as army tanks roll into Moscow and open fire on the legislature. Nearly 200 are killed in hours of bloody street fighting.
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On this day in 1993, a standoff between Russian president Boris Yeltsin and the Congress of People's Deputies turns deadly as army tanks roll into Moscow and open fire on the legislature. Nearly 200 are killed in hours of bloody street fighting.

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A clip from the hundred-year-old silent movie 'Mons' by Walter Summers shows British riflemen during the famous 1914 battle being overrun by a wave of German infantry. Interestingly, many of the extras in the 1926 film were actually veterans of the First World War.
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A clip from the hundred-year-old silent movie 'Mons' by Walter Summers shows British riflemen during the famous 1914 battle being overrun by a wave of German infantry. Interestingly, many of the extras in the 1926 film were actually veterans of the First World War.

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Today in 1944, Hitler orders the creation of the 'Volkssturm', an army of civilian conscripts assembled to defend the German homeland in the war's final months. Six million men aged 16 to 60 were eligible for call up; fewer than a million actually served. Made up of boys, old men and those unfit for regular military duty, they were poorly trained and armed with an assortment of surplus and impromptu weaponry. Not surprisingly, the Volkssturm was ineffective against the Allied forces advancing into Germany and suffered an estimated 175,000 killed before the collapse of the Third Riech.
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Today in 1944, Hitler orders the creation of the 'Volkssturm', an army of civilian conscripts assembled to defend the German homeland in the war's final months. Six million men aged 16 to 60 were eligible for call up; fewer than a million actually served. Made up of boys, old men and those unfit for regular military duty, they were poorly trained and armed with an assortment of surplus and impromptu weaponry. Not surprisingly, the Volkssturm was ineffective against the Allied forces advancing into Germany and suffered an estimated 175,000 killed before the collapse of the Third Riech.

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62,656 views • 24 days ago

RIGHT NOW in 1815, the first shots of the Battle of Waterloo are being fired. The fighting continues for nine hours and generates 65,000 casualties. When it's over, Napoleon Bonaparte's 'hundred day' comeback is finished. Footage from 'Waterloo' (1970)
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RIGHT NOW in 1815, the first shots of the Battle of Waterloo are being fired. The fighting continues for nine hours and generates 65,000 casualties. When it's over, Napoleon Bonaparte's 'hundred day' comeback is finished. Footage from 'Waterloo' (1970)

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269,409 views • 4 months ago

Two F-14 Tomcats from the USS Nimitz mix it up with a couple of Mitsubishi Zeroes in the beloved sci-fi movie 'The Final Countdown.' The film imagines the nuclear powered aircraft carrier being thrown back in time to the eve of Pearl Harbor. It was released on this day in 1980.
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Two F-14 Tomcats from the USS Nimitz mix it up with a couple of Mitsubishi Zeroes in the beloved sci-fi movie 'The Final Countdown.' The film imagines the nuclear powered aircraft carrier being thrown back in time to the eve of Pearl Harbor. It was released on this day in 1980.

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163,671 views • 2 months ago

On this day in 1950, Seoul becomes battlefield as U.S. and South Korean troops fight their way into the city. The battle to drive the communist North Korean forces out is fought street-to-street and lasts eight days.
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On this day in 1950, Seoul becomes battlefield as U.S. and South Korean troops fight their way into the city. The battle to drive the communist North Korean forces out is fought street-to-street and lasts eight days.

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Today in 1945, a 500-ship U.S. Navy armada opens fire on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. The bombardment, which precedes amphibious landings by 30,000 Marines, lasts for three days straight. Nearly 20,000 defenders are dug in on the five-mile-long island.
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Today in 1945, a 500-ship U.S. Navy armada opens fire on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. The bombardment, which precedes amphibious landings by 30,000 Marines, lasts for three days straight. Nearly 20,000 defenders are dug in on the five-mile-long island.

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391,841 views • 8 months ago

Today in 1945, the U.S. drops a second atom bomb on Japan. The 21-kiloton weapon, codenamed 'Fat Man,' explodes over the city of Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. local time. An estimated 40,000 die in the blast. Tens of thousands more will later perish from the effects of radiation.
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Today in 1945, the U.S. drops a second atom bomb on Japan. The 21-kiloton weapon, codenamed 'Fat Man,' explodes over the city of Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. local time. An estimated 40,000 die in the blast. Tens of thousands more will later perish from the effects of radiation.

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117,437 views • 2 months ago

You're looking at newsreel footage of U.S. Marines under heavy fire after landing on on Iwo Jima. It happened on this day in 1945.
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You're looking at newsreel footage of U.S. Marines under heavy fire after landing on on Iwo Jima. It happened on this day in 1945.

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351,824 views • 8 months ago

Newsreel footage from 1943 shows the crew of an unnamed U.S. Navy aircraft carrier taking a break from the war for a dip in the South Pacific. A cordon of anti-submarine nets keeps out the sharks. (Source: U.S. National Archives)
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Newsreel footage from 1943 shows the crew of an unnamed U.S. Navy aircraft carrier taking a break from the war for a dip in the South Pacific. A cordon of anti-submarine nets keeps out the sharks. (Source: U.S. National Archives)

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195,559 views • 4 months ago

Celebrated Hollywood director William Wyler shot hundreds of hours of footage of the 8th Air Force over Europe for the 1944 War Dept movie 'The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress.' In 2018, unused digitized portions were pulled together for the documentary 'Cold Blue.'
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Celebrated Hollywood director William Wyler shot hundreds of hours of footage of the 8th Air Force over Europe for the 1944 War Dept movie 'The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress.' In 2018, unused digitized portions were pulled together for the documentary 'Cold Blue.'

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152,740 views • 3 months ago