Anyone know "The eagle has landed" with Michael Caine
Yes, got that lying around on dvd somewhere. Good one.
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Anyone know "The eagle has landed" with Michael Caine
RAAAAGGGGEEEE!I prefer the remake
At least they had a real sherman this time (and that's the only positive thing you can say about the remake).RAAAAGGGGEEEE!
Seriously now, the "remake" was the biggest pile of poo-poo ever.
Actually, it was an M-60.At least they had a real sherman this time (and that's the only positive thing you can say about the remake).
The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis (Italy and Nazi Germany). It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat. It launched the Italian Campaign.
Husky began on the night of 9–10 July 1943, and ended 17 August.
Strategically, Husky achieved the goals set out for it by Allied planners. The Allies drove Axis air, land and naval forces from the island; the Mediterranean's sea lanes were opened and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was toppled from power. It opened the way to the Allied invasion of Italy.
3) 'With The Marines At Tarawa' (1944): Short documentary film (20 minutes); won Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1945.
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