The greatest series ever made.

My Paternal Grandfather was on AP-33, the Hugh L Scott when it was torpedoed and sunk during operation Torch. He survived, and spent some time in Casablanca.

Dad was a Seabee on a minesweeper in the pacific, I came along in '46, when we watched the show he would explain all the details. Guess that's why I ended up in Vietnam.

Watched this when I was a kid in the 50's, decided I'd be a Marine like those at Guadalcanal, and joined the Marines 1961- 69.

@mitchellrose3620

6 жыл бұрын

Bulldogman ooops!

@richmcintyre1178

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I also watched these in the 50's with my Dad who was in the Navy during WW2 and Korea. I also joined the Marines, from 1969 to 1975. It was a busy time for the Marines then wasn't it? Served in a Marine helicopter squadron as a crew chief. First in the old CH-34 and then CH-46.

@willsheffield2000

5 жыл бұрын

me too! Joined the Marines in '68.

@imapaine-diaz4451

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. grew up on my dads stories of his service in WW2. Too bad our service didn't turn out as good. US Army - '68-'72

@jdfurqueron

3 жыл бұрын

@@richmcintyre1178 078

Best documentary series EVER! This was the "Golden Age" of film making, combing fact, drama, and telling a tale like no other. Think about what he said towards the beginning. Over 350k people die of starvation in one city alone! next time your at a college football game, like in Ann Arbor, look at the 100,000 people and then TRIPLE that number. It boggles the mind.

@noahahlstrom3834

Жыл бұрын

the film of the German Luftwaffe streaming into Tunis are incredible. I say a sign in the name of the Holy Cross for my ancestors. The American landings at Le Harve in WWI, and of U.S. and Allied landings at Casablanca show the strength of ppl fighting for Freedom. The United States Army birthday is June 14th., 1775

I was only born in 43 and my family served during this time and I heard so many stories of courage and sacrifice that they were all my heros. Seeing these films brings much of that back to me and the times spent with them from 1945 till I myself joined the Navy and became part of those who served at sea.

@reg4321

4 жыл бұрын

@ ok opportunity

@reg4321

4 жыл бұрын

@ ok

I was a kid in the fifties I watched this every week without fail dad was in the royal Australian navy as a teenager he said to me that if it wasn't for the United States Navy at midway and the coral sea Japan would have taken us

@robertstack2144

11 ай бұрын

The Aussies fought the Japanese tooth and nail, I don't think Japan could have logistically invaded Australia since Yamamoto would have known that Churchill would have did a 180 and made the S Pacific a priority. Remember Yamamoto knew after 6 mo if America was still in it, attrition would bring Japan to it's knees. Having the full British Navy and the USN would even things up but Yamamoto was counting on only token British involvment.

I remeber when this was aired on TV in the 60s,,,,,there should be 10 million hits on this.

@82Echo411

7 жыл бұрын

Originally broadcast 1952-53 with a movie version in 1954. I think it was syndicated as well., so it got many reruns as the syndie market grew.

@kevinmccorkle7476

Жыл бұрын

The importance of this is not being taught in schools in the USA anymore. Kids genuinely don't know, and that is sad.

My dad was a teenage navy vet of ww2

This was the time when America was great.

@williamjackson5942

6 жыл бұрын

America will be great again when Tumpism joins Fascism in the dust bin of history.

@granskare

6 жыл бұрын

was?

@teaser452

5 жыл бұрын

William Jackson so you’re rooting for the axis? I don’t want to ruin it for you but they lost. Just as you have.

@larrytischler8769

5 жыл бұрын

@@teaser452 These idiots don't know the socialists are today's Fascists.

@larrytischler8769

5 жыл бұрын

@@granskare Before the Dem party became the enemy.

born in 1943 and i watched this show starting in 1952,and i grew up and i joined the navy.serving in vietnam,

@STROONZONY

7 жыл бұрын

I think this was the idea of the show, to get kids to join up.

@philelsner105

7 жыл бұрын

yes it did and i enlisted in the navy because of this show,

@jamesscott7944

7 жыл бұрын

Phil Elsner Thank you for your service to the country. The show that inspired me the most to join the service was MASH

@richmcintyre1178

7 жыл бұрын

My Father served in the Navy in WW2 & Korea. I remember watching these shows with him while we shined our shoes for church. I could spit shine before I knew what it was lol. Did 6 years in the USMC with 2 tours in Vietnam, Dad wasn't too happy. What ship were you on?

@timshea1599

7 жыл бұрын

Born in 49, this series was my favorite and I also joined the Navy and served in Vietnam 70-72

"... and lying at anchor in the harbor of Casablanca: MOAR TROUBLE" Now's your time to shine, Jean Bart.

This is great history. USA🇺🇸

today while red china is claiming the SCS we need to match them island for island putting in phased array radar on every island in the East China sea right off their coast. To pin their aircraft movements to an exact science so they cannot fly anything even a drone above the houses.

These Newsreels were shown at the movies during WW2. I can remember seeing them, some a lot shorter than this one. During the Korean conflict I can't remember seeing anything like this. KOREA was inhumane.

The M3 tank was successful in Burma!! The FW-190 was a great plane!!

Leonard Graves could make great drama out of reading a dictionairy! I thought the last line would have been a better sentiment as "It was not just the end of the beginning, it was the beginning of the end!"

President Truman ended 'jim crow' in the military, I followed an African American guy, a southern guy said 'if you have trouble with that 'jig' let me know but I turn over, no problem, Eisenhower vetoed something about metal so I left Turkey with a paper GCM, Eisenhower had a soldier SHOT in Europe.

How many seizures did the night battle set off from this video?!? I enjoy these series but that was reckless!

Does NBC still have The NBC Symphony Orchestra?

@greenwoodtea your right brother

I truly was born in the wrong generation.

Terrible distracting loud music.

@johnhouchins3156

5 жыл бұрын

?????? The music score for this series is almost as famous as the series itself! It's much honored and awarded.

Lorne Michaels calls this propaganda.

@steve1978ger

7 жыл бұрын

I would say it's a good documentary with quite a bit of propaganda. There is no one line separating the two.

@granskare

6 жыл бұрын

you still passing along Russian propaganda - you still have not learned of what you are- I feel sorry for you.

@williamjackson5942

6 жыл бұрын

Take your Russian propaganda and stick it.

@granskare

6 жыл бұрын

you again? give it a rest!!

@ytubepuppy

3 жыл бұрын

Well, Lorne Michaels is Canadian, so there's that.

somebody please remix this audio