October 28, 201411 yr Pics and video included in the article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10861960/World-War-Two-as-you-have-never-seen-it-extremely-rare-colour-footage-of-D-Day-invasion-released.html
October 28, 201411 yr Author Rare footage does not equal 'only known' footage. Headline: "extremely rare" Subhead: "only known" Text: "We thought at the time that this was the only colour film of the war in Europe. As it turned out, there was some German film that had not yet been discovered," he said. "But it is the greatest body of colour film, and World War II was a black-and-white war. That's how we see it. That's how we saw it. And suddenly to see it in colour, it just took on a whole other dimension." MsGuy:
October 28, 201411 yr Active Members SO, no comments about "other" film being "colourised" or otherwise "doctored" for our brave new world? A rare film, unique or not, is worth a look. Best regards, RA1
October 28, 201411 yr Active Members Hmm... Please note that the Europe does not equal world. Also note that Stevens was not the only Hollywood film maker who served in WWII. I recall a number of color shots taken in the Pacific. One speculates that the early Kodac color film was a bit delicate compared to the B&W stuff. Maybe it was easier for the Navy and the Air Force to lug the stuff around. At any rate, see this article on color film taken from a Air force bomber.
October 28, 201411 yr Author I give. Apparently this new trove may not be quite the news it was of course hyped to be. See also such things as http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0767026977?pc_redir=1413951199&robot_redir=1
October 28, 201411 yr Author Surely you grant that today's so-called news machine can be nearly as bad as pols.
October 28, 201411 yr Active Members Of course. The list of malefactors is endless. Best regards, RA1
October 29, 201411 yr Active Members I once saw color footage taken by an American soldier of the Wehrmacht surrender in Czechoslovakia. I'll search for it on YouTube.
October 29, 201411 yr Active Members What you mean "finally'? I can put AS on his knees begging any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
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