tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post8301933432264897004..comments2024-03-25T16:57:17.825-05:00Comments on Bostonmaggie: Battle of The Coral SeaBostonMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-10422947227982445702010-05-10T20:31:58.789-05:002010-05-10T20:31:58.789-05:00Triva: I'm in "In Harm's Way." ...Triva: I'm in "In Harm's Way." No kidding....the MSTS ship we were coming back from Okinawa sailed into Pearl while they were filming. Saw John Wayne down there on the PT.<br /><br />More triva: Worked for The Sea Wolf's son (the real guy for "They Were Expendable")xformedhttp://www.chaoticsynapticactivity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-60848338458626924512010-05-09T17:51:20.228-05:002010-05-09T17:51:20.228-05:00War movies can indeed be a wonderful way to learn ...War movies can indeed be a wonderful way to learn naval history ... I was watching a very good example last night, <i>Sink the Bismarck!</i> Other good examples of the breed include <i>Flying Leathernecks</i>, <i>Operation Pacific</i>, and <i>The Enemy Below</i>. Sadly, <i>In Harm's Way</i> isn't in the same class -- it doesn't really correspond well to any WW2 campaign. Though it does earn several weird-me-out points for including in its cast a <i>young</i> Carroll O'Connor. <br /><br />Then there are the scattered handful of great war movies set during the time when America was in retreat all across the Pacific. Perhaps the best of those is another Wayne film, <i>They Were Expendable</i>.wolfwalkernoreply@blogger.com