Marion,

I mailed you a little gift yesterday. It's a brand new copy of the History Channel program "The Conquerers- General Zhukov." I spaced-out and ordered 2 of 'em on 2 different days (the memory is going fast) instead of one. Consider it a thank you for maintaining this friendly and informative site.

That is all...

Gee, I am so touched by your kindness. Danka many times over Daddy. Can't wait to view it. You made my day!

Gee, I for one am glad your memory is failing.

There are several very good multi-episode sets of WWII DVDS produced by the BBC (Besides The World at War), and you can find them by doing a search at Amazon.com or by emailing me . One is simply titled THE SECOND WORLD WAR, and there are twenty or so volumes. I own about half of them so far and have not been disappointed with any of the. I will post a picture for visual reference:

Don't believe we have any of those. Dang, always something new to tease and tantalize us with.

Daddy:

Lee and I just finished watching GENERAL Zhukov. Excellent. Had only caught a part of it on the History Channel previously, so was glad to watch it in its entirety. Thanks, enjoyed it immensely.

Several things that really came across in the documentary:

• 1: He was a damn brilliant general
• 2. The soviets had the power, the armament and the soldiers to kick some butt
• 3. Stalin was a pompous jealous fool, who could have ruined the attack because he couldn't put those feelings aside
• 4. The fire power in April across the Oder those first few days was astonishing. Over a million rounds in total!
• 5. Even though Stalin tried to take the limelight away from him, in the long run after the SOB was dead, Stalin is remembered as a villain and murderer and guess who lives on in glory? General Zhukov

Well off to eat dinner. Made stuffed manicotti shells and the smell eminating from the kitchen is driving me nuts. Gotta go...

Glad to provide some weekend entertainment . You know, while I was watching that DVD, a thought occurred to me. It's no wonder the Red Army had so many casualties, besides their tactics. Most of them didn't even have helmets to wear into battle...just soft wool sidecaps! A steel pot can't deflect everything, but's it's a damn site better than nothing at all...

Daddy

Here's another good one available from the History Channel store..."Dead Men's secrets" Escape from Hitler's Bunker. I must admit that until seeing this I didn't know about the final whereabouts of Martin Boormann & Heinrich Mueller, head of the Gestapo! Boorman's remains were discovered in Berlin in 1972, close to the Fuhrer Bunker. Mueller is the real surprise....In 2001 secret US documents were declassified which revealed that he had been in US custody since 1946, and worked for the US during the Cold War in espionage. I know there are good reasons for this (at least at the time they were) but I was more than a little disappointed to learn about this. I can understand the need to use guys like Werner Von Braun for the space program, and he was really never guilty of Nazi war crimes as far as I know. Mueller is a different story. He was one of the most ruthless, and should have been hung up by the 'short arm' for the things he did.

DD

Saw part of that on the History Channel. Very intriguing. We learned a lot too. Someday will watch in its entirety.

Someday will watch in its entirety.

Your wish is my command! Say the word and a 'loaner DVD will be en route to VI Corps 'headquarters !

DD, the DVD hound:)

For anyone who is also interested in the war in the Pacific, here are two sets which I have found to be of excellent quality, with much COLOR footage of the Marine landings from start to finish:

(1) D-Days in the Pacific- History Channel 2-DVDS

(2) Iwo Jima...36 Days of Hell 3-DVDS

I don't think either set cost more than $20 (WWII documentaries are not the hottest items for kids to purchase ) and both are very informative and entertaining to watch (if you don't mind being very proud of our guys!)

Jim

I'll have to see if I have that in my repetoire. My husband loves all aspects of WWII as I do, but as he says, he favors the Pacific Theatre and I favor the ETO. Sounds fair and balanced to me!

I'll have to see if I have that in my repetoire. My husband loves all aspects of WWII as I do, but as he says, he favors the Pacific Theatre and I favor the ETO. Sounds fair and balanced to me!

Sounds like a marriage made in Heaven to me!

Prit near danged close gosh oh me oh my!

Would also like to recommend one from the BBC....The Nazis....A warning from history". This one runs 290 minutes and is a very concise look at the rise & fall of the Nazi Party from 1933-1945. Also, very detailed look at the Holocaust and the factors which contributed to it.

DD

I just added a new one that I believe is only available right now from an ebay seller, but I have his info if you want to order. It's called "My Private War". It is all from the personal films taken by German soldiers during the invasion of Russia, and it has been translated into English. That means no nazi propaganda, just hardcore naked truth. It shows burning churches, executions and the general carnage of war as well as the mundane tasks of soldiering between the battles. It is narrated totally by the Germans who took the pictures and I am guessing this was made sometime in the 1960s, as they make reference to the war being over for "25 years or so". It is very interesting and straight forward. The outfit that distributes this DVD also has an extensive list of WWII military training films. Here'e the title of the DVD and the company. (I will provide the sellers email addy for anyone who wants it too.)

"MEIN KREIG"

M&M ENGINEERING

P.O. BOX 702

ARLINGTON,VT

05250

AND ONE OTHER THING! Forgot to mention one very interesting part...when the Germans are shown rejoicing after shooting a Russian fighter-bomber down....using only their K98 carbines!!!!