No better place to die - Saving Pte Ryan Prequel

[Seigfried]

Well a sort of prequel


I heard about it this morning when a US military advisor (and Vietnam vet) to SPR was being interviewed on 5Live radio in the UK




https://nobetterplacetodie.com/the-film/


Don't know if this has already been posted or not but it was news to me.

[IanC]

Nice one mate thanks for posting. I hadn't heard of it but will be looking out for it.

Thanks

[leads1]

Thanks for the heads up

[Seigfried]

Just noticed this on further reading:

"If the scattered paratroopers and glidermen had not taken the bridge and its causeway, the U.S. forces slogging inland from Omaha and Utah could have been blown off the beaches - and D-Day would have been a bloody failure. "

Without wishing to take anything at all away from these heroes, I think they are over-egging the pudding here somewhat. It glosses over (well doesn't even mention) the British and Canadians along the coast, and makes no mention of all the other airborne/glider borne troops inserted early on D-Day.

I pray the following (in no particular order) are not in it:

1. Love interest
2. George Clooney
3. Brad Pitt

[zook]

I would add a number 4 to the above! ...

4. no Tom Cruise

[WalterB]

I would add a number 4 to the above! ...

4. no Tom Cruise

And in the vein of Matthew McConaughey capturing a Uboat and its Enigma machine, I hope no US soldiers capture Pegasus Bridge!