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Old 12-09-10, 10:48 AM   #8
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Wow... now this is an interesting can of worms you've opened here, Krauter.

As a historian, I have learned a lot of amazing stuff from the "loser's" perspectives, both warfare and more peaceful pursuits.

I learned, for instance, that the Soviets kept German PWs for MUCH longer than the Western Allies did; German PWs were still dying in the hundreds in Soviet camps three years after the "end" of War Two. I never knew this until recently.

German PWs in America were treated better than in any other nation (largely due to the fact that the US wasn't being bombed or naval-blockaded) with the hopes that word would get back to German unit, encouraging not only their surrender, but also better treatment for Americans in German PW camps.

Now, would any of this make a good movie? In today's Hollywood climate, probably not likely, unless you could convince Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg that such a film from the German perspective would matter. Schindler's List was huge because it focused on the Holocaust; there aren't too many studios that would be willing to risk the publicity backlash that they think would result if they released a movie that portrayed wartime Germans in a sympathetic light. Not saying it hasn't happened; just saying that it's a risky venture.

I could talk about this for hours, but I am supposed to be working.
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