Anybody in here interested in World War 2? - Writers Forum

KevinTufo · 04-11-2005, 03:04 PM

Just a question.
I love to know everything about WWII, at specially the stuff that happened here in Europe (France!!). Just a question, who in here shared the same interest?

I also mean WWII movies and games by interest!

Oracle · 04-11-2005, 03:09 PM

I learned about it in history last semester, and I find it very interesting. I think it's political and military tactics in general that interest me most though. History is an interesting subject, and learning about our own world history is very helpful in writing the history for a fantasy world.

Queasy Dillo · 04-11-2005, 03:12 PM

I'm a military history nut. Big surprise, eh? I have a couple of WWII projects going. Only one posted though, and it's sitting idle for the time being.

I tend to gravitate to obscure subjects (Coast Guardsmen operating the landing craft fleet at D-Day, PT boaters, German special aviation projects, and so forth).

I believe Crzywriter also has some interest in the war, though she won't be around for a while.

KevinTufo · 04-11-2005, 03:12 PM

I just find it interesting how those battles were fought, how the whole German defense was walked over by the Americans after D-Day. All that stuff. I don't know why but I just find it very interesting!

Edit: Just noticed your post! Well, what kind of projects do you mean? Books? Games? Movies?

Ilan Bouchard · 04-11-2005, 03:32 PM

Everyone knows WWII never happened. It was a conspiracy! Really.

KevinTufo · 04-11-2005, 03:34 PM

This is funny as a joke but WWII was no joke.

Ilan Bouchard · 04-11-2005, 03:48 PM

You're right, of course.

KevinTufo · 04-11-2005, 03:50 PM

Anybody in here ever played Brothers in Arms, or seen Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers?

NeverHeardOfHer · 04-11-2005, 04:18 PM

I'm interested in the home front (in the U.S.) during that period.

KevinTufo · 04-11-2005, 04:20 PM

Oh! Why is that?

NeverHeardOfHer · 04-11-2005, 04:46 PM

America was mostly intact during the war. It wasn't fought on our soil. So the effects on civilians had more to do with issues of society and modernization. Old conformaties were challenged while the men were away and the women were working. In America, the Post WW II Era doesn't have to do with the scars of war, but the creation of the society we still live in. Several genies were let out of the bottle back then; whether to put them back in is still a big source of tension here.

PaPa · 04-11-2005, 05:04 PM

The closest I ever came to study of WWII was in studying the Nazi party as part of my History A-Level. I learned many interesting things then, such as the fact that Hitler spent most of the war years in his country house, entertaining friends, watching movies and designing the Third Reich to come after the war. Hitler has always been displayed as a dynamic, charismatic leader, and although this is true in the early years, it was intriguing to learn that Hitler had no love of statecraft and much preferred to live in leisure and fantasise about the perfect Germany.

Drzava · 04-11-2005, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NeverHeardOfHer

America was mostly intact during the war. It wasn't fought on our soil.

Japanese fugu bomb that landed in Montana was the only casualty on US soil (discounting Battle of the Aleutian Islands)

I'm interested in, of course, the overall war, but I always like to learn of things like Unit 731, the conspiracy by FDR to enter the war, the flaws of American and German tanks...

I'm interested in WWII and the military history of the Balkans, don't really study any modern or ancient conflicts quite as much...

Hodge · 04-11-2005, 08:59 PM

I used to be a WWII nut—I read every book in the library on the subject. I especially like ships and planes from that era—because it was more than just pressing buttons and launching missiles.

I also thought it was funny how the French put all their troops on the border (I can't spell it—the Maginoff line or something) and the Germans just went around.

I've always believed that quality prevails over quantity, and the damage the Axis powers did in WWII proves my point—the Germans had far fewer numbers but had radar guided guns on some of their ships, vastly superior tanks, and very well trained infantry. The only thing they were not superior in was air combat—the Brits rocked them hard and we had the most technically advanced fighter plane at the time (the P-51 Mustang).

Drzava · 04-11-2005, 09:02 PM

I just watched a show on the Maginot line, I was really surprised. I thought it was just some crap the French put up to slow down Germany. That was its goal, but the air was even kept at a higher pressure inside to keep out poison gas, and the design was very intricate. The Sarre Gap was floodable even! Then Belgium kind of screwed em over and France thought some trees would stop tanks. Hitler's blunders are interesting too I think, as he made a lot more than France did..