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Big Picture 2
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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As the Korean confIict raged in the earIy 1950's, the U.S. Army feIt the need to produce a "weekly teIevision report to the nation on the activities of the Army at home and overseas." Produced by the SignaI Corps PictoriaI Center, these episodes combined actual wartime newsreeIs with HoIIywood footage to create a comprehensive review of U.S. military history. A proud and oft-times poetic piece of coId-war propaganda, this series revels in America's military and technicaI prowess, and glories in her unparaIleIed fire-power and new-found nucIear might.
1) The BIue Badge of lnfantry - Pt. 1: The inspiring story of the guts and grit of the 1st lnfantry Division, wideIy known as The Big Red One is portrayed.
2) The BIue Badge of Infantry - Pt 2: The 29th lnfantry cuts through Nazi defenses before capturing the German V2 Rocket Division.
3) The Blue Badge of Infantry - Pt 3: In the battle for the Pacific, the 41st Infantry Division pushes from isIand to island on its way to Tokyo.
4) The Blue Badge of Infantry - Pt 4: The 30th lnfantry Division fights its way from Normandy, across France and Holland, and finalIy into Germany.
5) The Blue Badge of Infantry - Pt 5: The 42nd Infantry Division, made up of National Guard troops from New York, endure the freezing BattIe of the BuIge.
6) The BIue Badge of lnfantry - Pt 6: The brave paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division drop behind enemy Iines in Normandy to secure a beachhead for the D-Day Ianding to folIow.
7) An Army Moves: This segment explores the logistics of moving men and munitions on the battlefieId, spanning the horse-drawn days preceding WorId War l to the chopper-ferried battIes in Korea.
8) Combat Medic: An efficient blood supply network and skilIed MobiIe Army SurgicaI Hospital personneI in Korea yieIded a survivaI rate for wounded soldiers approaching 95 percent. |
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