Yeager was notoriously anti-British because of something that happened when he was there - never found out what exactly. Of course, US servicemen in the UK were often unpopular as being "overpaid, over-sexed and over here" and being able to attract the girls, because they could get luxuries that were scarce in wartime, rationed Britain, such as nylon stockings. One joke was made about a new kind of female undergarment popular in the UK - "one Yank and they're off".I got about fifteen minutes into it and switched it off.
Nothing at all about the style I liked. I don’t think I made it as far as the Brit-bashing.
I ripped in Chuck Yeager on Twitter years ago because of his constant criticism of us. Still, he’s dead now.
Haven't seen the show, but RAF bombing accuracy was terrible - most bombs didn't land within 5 miles of their intended targets.Not sure how accurate their depiction of RAF bombing accuracy is, but the US were the only ones with the Norden Bombsite, which couldn't have been used at night anyway.
I thought it was grim and didn’t make it to the end of the first episode. The CGI action was incredibly unrealistic to my eyes, the acting wooden and the script riddled with cliches. I was actually surprised by just how bad it was compared with Dunkirk from 2017 for example.
Dunkirk | Rotten Tomatoes
In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end...www.rottentomatoes.com