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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
Somewhat related but finished Band of Brothers on Hulu recently(amazing as ever) and now on the Pacific, which is excellent, especially if ever read Sledge's memoir "With the Old Breed".
I know there is a forthcoming series about 8th Air Force, but really do wish Hanks and Spielberg could get passion for a WW II pacific sub series with the authenticity and quality of BOB and The Pacific. I mean, Greyhound was excellent, except for few things...namely uboat commander taunting on radio, subs surfacing in daylight to fight it out. Imagine a series along the lines of BOB and The Pacific, but focused on WW II sub warfare in the Pacific, with O Kane, Fluckey etc. books as source material.
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I've never understood why a series / movie hasn't been done on the Silent Service. Dunno if it would come close to Das Boot, but reading Blair's Silent Victory indicates that US Subs had to pull off stuff as scary as what Uncle Karl's flunkies had to do.