Victory At Sea - Roman Renaissance - Episode 14 

And the infamous flip.

Good one 🤣

You have to admit... That is some good-ass band music

Spike Jones?

Gen Mark Clark, in charge at Anzio, has an interview someplace. Interesting perspective.

@@stevemoyer2273 It was General John Lucas who was in charge at Anzio. Clark headed the Fifth Army.

@@steveperry6492 Lucas reported to Clark. If you are interested in Anzio, I recommend the Mark Clark vid found on youtube.

I believe that you are right. I think what was on Clark's mind was that, the English Troops would march into Rome first, and that with the D-Day invasion, the Italian Campaign would become a side show.

I read the same thing. Rome wasn't all that important strategically.

@@jmad627 As I said above, Rome belonged to the Allies even if they did not occupy it. General Clark wanted a headline and he got it. But many allied soldiers had to die over the next year because the Germans regrouped north of the Eternal City and fought like devils. Clark COULD have cut off the Germans, but went for Rome and the headline. The rest is history, and needless death.

The 36th Div. never forgave him for the debacle that cost so many lives of the Texas Div. men. He was never welcomed at any of the reunions. Although he was the first US commander to take an enemy capitol, that glory was overshasowed within 24 hours by the D-Day landings. I understand that West Point uses the documentary film as a "how NOT to" mount an attack.

Sunan Peebles Its a theme made for this series. If you look up victory at sea soundtrack you should be able to find it. I dont remeber the name of the particular piece but you should be able to find it

Is is indeed from a track to be found on the Victory at Sea soundtrack. The track is called ‘The Ships That Pass’.

It's there type: "victory at sea - episode 15"

Not a Hitler admirer, but he served in the German Army.

He was a corporal in the German army, and he was awarded the Iron Cross medal.

Hitler thought Emmanuel reflected the dire results of royal imbreeding. And by the newsreel, it does appear Emmanuel could have played a Munchkin in Wizard of Oz.

@@lololomo5484 100%

You obviously have a tin ear! I grew up in the 60`s listening to the LP`s of the soundtrack to this series and the music is some of the most beautiful symphonic music ever composed

@@amberola1b But...as I commented above--it is too loud!

@@cliftondean4333 Good! You can practically visualize the story with the music, that's why it was in the series!

@@AmericanIdiot7659 - The series was aired in 1952 so I suspect the narrative was somewhat slanted in our favor, such as omitting the fact that Halsey went chasing a ghost fleet and left the Philippine landing beaches unprotected, which caused a small force of jeep carriers and destroyer escorts to slug it out with Japanese battleships (Taffey-3). There were several other incidents which were either glossed over, or completely omitted which reflected badly on the commanders involved- like MacArthur failing to take any action at all for at least 12 hours after the Pearl Harbor attack, which caused the loss on most of his air power-but we needed a "hero" so he was never court-martialed as he (and Halsey) should've been, if they didn't have friends in very high places.

CNN is devoting an entire show to debunk father time.

Debunking? LOL, you are a fool. My uncle was there.

Correction. CNN are fools. Comprehension, make it your friend.

I know it happened my great Uncle worked on Planes during the war One of his buddies fought in the Pacific and and one fought on the Islands not far from Alaska and I knew a guy that was in the navy at that time and I know WW 2 History

and CNN would try to Debunk anything they can get Away with

That wanted that opera effect to make it more dramatic I guess and tv friendly, not ideal for a historical viewpoint no

This is a series done in 1952, the music is its theme music. I get what you mean but this is how it was done then, in the style of music from that time period. It can be annoying.