WW II : RARE COLOR FILM : MIDWAY : DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD

[82abnoff]

I not know , A 71542 from RVN.

Fuck You.

[jaekn]

Whats with the page long, horribly written description? Why don't you just write a short description in your native language instead of butchering mine?

[LottsaLasagna]

Another Un Constitutional War

..Commies..

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

The British did help the US by manipulating countries into fighting each other, the main ones being Russia vs Japan and France vs Germany. The USA largely stayed out of war, other than the one against the CSA, which they conquered.

The situation is much the same at the moment. The USA is covering China's back, and China is getting stronger. The main war engineered by the US were Iran vs Iraq and blockading the USSR.

[whitethronebooks]

Note how slim everyone was in the age before fast food restaurants. :)

[salsa2good]

his voice just makes this so epic

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

Definitely the most important battle of the war. This was a fight between numbers one and two in the world at the time. The Japanese had to be admired for taking on the United States. However, they had no chance against the American people. The United States has always been number one for 200 years. The Japanese still put up a damn good fight. That took real courage.

[whitethronebooks]

@SugarTomAppleRoger In the 19th Century and into the 20th, the British Empire ruled a good chunk of the known world.

[1cabraden]

@SugarTomAppleRoger

Yamato, who planned the Pearl Harbor attack, knew Japan could never defeat the US in a long, protracted war. Japan's real only hope one massive blow to the US Navy to knock it out which would allow Japan unfettered control of the Pacific and SE Asia. Yamato knew that Japan had six months, at best, to solidify its gains and later, when US war production grew, Japan would negotiate a status quo peace with

America. It's didn't work.

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

@1cabraden Thanks. That is very true. Even if the Japanese had won Midway, I'm sure America would have just built a lot more and modern carriers. The Japanese could not win in the long run.

America would never negotiate a peace. Japan would not in their position either. I guess they have learnt one thing though. If you are a small guy, you'd better be friendly with the big guys. That is what they are doing now. :)

[kdbeaar]

@1cabraden Yamato was the name of Japan's largest battleship. The planner of operation 'Z' (attack on Pearl Harbor) was named Isoroku Yamamoto.

[cabraden1]

@kdbeaar

I meant Yamamoto, not Yamato. Thanks for the correction. I must have been thinking of battleships when I made the comment below. The irony of the attack was that Yamamoto, who strongly opposed war with the US, was the very person behind its planning. To quote the book, "At Dawn We Slept", Yamamoto clearly knew America vastly outstripped Japan in science, technology and especially natural resources. This is on

page 10 of the Chapter "On a Moonlight Night or at Dawn".

[kdbeaar]

@cabraden1 Your welcome. Yamamoto referred to America as a sleeping giant that Japan had only awakened, "...and it's reaction will be terrible." I also find it ironic that one of the only Japanese figures that knew that war with America was a bad idea, was the one to start it. I believe he knew about America because he went to college there. Please enlighten me on which college he attended. I want to say Harvard....

[cabraden1]

@kdbeaar

You're right, Yamamoto attended Harvard between 1919 and 1921. He was also Naval Attache in Washington, DC after Harvard.  He very well knew the potential industrial, economic and military power of the US. Unlike his colleagues who believed America to be "a hollow giant to fall and smash to pieces at the first blow", he knew America would be Japan's most formidable foe ever.

[cabraden1]

@cabraden1

You should check out "At Dawn We Slept", by Gordon Prange, ISBN #0-07-050669-8. It really delves

deeply into the Pearl Harbor attack from both the American and Japanese sides. Anyway, Merry Christmas.

[kdbeaar]

@cabraden1 I will see if it's available at my library- I'm assuming it's a book- and read it if it is. Thank you for the recommendation. Happy holidays to you.

[cabraden1]

@kdbeaar

Page 11 of "At Dawn We Slept", Yamamoto quoted as saying "Should hostilities break out between Japan and the

United States, it would not be enough that we take Guam and the Phillipines, nor even Hawaii and San Francisco. To make victory certain, we would have to march into Washington and dictate peace terms in the White House. I wonder if our politicians, among whom armchair arguments about war are being glibly bandied about in the name of state politics, have confidence as...."

[cabraden1]

@kdbeaar

(continued from above blog) "....to the final outcome and are prepared to make the necessary sacrifices."

[karlkarlkarl1234]

As the late William Cooper, one of the most genuine American patriots to have lived, lamented: all America has become is a bunch of cowards. They act all gun-ho yet can't even stand up to their own government openly slaughtering them & burning the constitution. They act tough yet are school girls in comparison to the Arabs.

Few have the honesty, self-realisation an circumspect to admit this. If the patriots in this video, or the founding fathers were alive, they'd be disgusted beyong belief.

[oMaRkWaH33R1o]

WTF? A COW AT 8:42 !!!!?!!!!

[EsromFF]

Anybody know where I can watch John Fords D-Day films ???

[MrValenciaLou]

I salute these brave military individuals who did so much for all of us so many years ago. I hope our sons, daughters, and grandchildren never forget that our freedom comes with a price. God Bless each and everyone of these people. And,, I am very proud to have served in the U.S. Navy, "the Greatest Navy on Earth".

[Usouffrir]

@MrValenciaLou How can you trust freedom when it's not in your hands?

I really wish people from all over the world would stop drawing lines in the dirt on this tiny planet we inhabit. Has mankind learned nothing? Astronomy really humbles a person!

[Flagman00]

at 6:44, the film shows two officers wearing summer dress whites. During a battle? WTF?

[blazeablunt4200]

they were captains to drive the boatssss

[oMaRkWaH33R1o]

@Flagman00 They are captains.

[Flagman00]

@oMaRkWaH33R1o

It doesn't matter what rank they are. My question was WHY ARE THEY WEARING SUMMER DRESS WHITES DURING A FREAKING BATTLE?

Before you guys make comments, pay careful attention to the film. If you stop the film, you will see that one officer is a Lieutenant and the other is a Commander. Are they expecting to hold a gala dinner after the battle?

[nc69th]

John Ford is one the greatest directors of all time. That and Frank Capra top are on the top 5 best directors.

[NCTaikoDrumboy]

The Midway air search was made up of 22 PBY patrol bombers. Each patrol plane flew a search pattern like a spoke in a wheel, 700 miles long and covering a search sector of eight degrees. It gave Midway Island a full 180-degree view of anything that might (and eventually did) come in from the west, while providing room for Point Luck, the operational rendezvous point and staging area for the counterattack led by Admirals Fletcher and Spruance.

[directorbeau]

don't fuck with the sleeping giant!

[Kramnosnits]

show respect FILTHLY person

[snackmachine2002]

my grandpa was in this video

[snackmachine2002]

my grandpa was in this video

[buba132]

i remember this from a mission in the game heroes of the pacific

[DonMeaker]

Before Midway, at Wake Island the Marines, with a US Army signal corps detachment, repelled an amphibious invasion. They sent out a message:

"SEND MORE JAPS"

[thecheesemouse]

bad...ass

[Asteriks]

To get more info about this film (including the three narrators), go to Spencer Warren's "When Hollywood Went to War" on Conservative Battleline by googling the following words (without quotation marks):

Spencer Warren John Ford Midway

"As all hell broke loose, Ford kept his position and started filming ... A piece of concrete struck him in the head, knocking him out cold. Regaining consciousness, he resumed filming until shrapnel tore a hole in his upper arm, sending him to the infirmary."

[KaMhuKhako]

Really rare video....Its hard to see this kind of videos this days Perfect 5

[yzon33]

awesome footage

[TheSanityInspector]

4:02 See that one Marine take a shot at the Japanese with his rifle.

[crustation1]

So am I to understand the pacific air war was won by a bunch of dudes who got lost and happened to find the Japanese fleet? If so that is some luck...

[maskedpersuader]

They weren't lost, they knew where they were, but because of cloud cover they weren't able to locate the Japanese fleet. I recon PBY on patrol discovered the Japanese carriers in a break in the clouds.

[Elchupucabra]

Yes, Midway was truly a lucky battle for America , combined with some very poor decisions by the Japanese.

[dougalmac54]

US Naval air forces struck a sledgehammer blow against Japan's navy by sinking 4 of their first line carriers. This was not a matter of luck, but extreme skill, perseverance, and accuracy by US Navy dive bombers.

[dessert57]

no, it was LUCK...6:12, '5 minutes that changed the balance of power in the Pacific' means that a squadron of US planes stumbled upon the Japanese fleet. It was pure luck. Not saying they didn't deserve it, but it wasn't by design...battles are often won or lost like this, could have gone Japan's way but it didn't...

[auerstadt06]

@dougalmac54 There was some luck involved, indeed. The arrival of the various attack squadrons was not coordinated at all. Many of the planes were lost before finding their targets.

[snotslapkikker]

Oops, my bad. It was a strategic victory in the Coral Sea...but is not considered a real naval battle since none of the ships fired a shot. Sorry.

[snotslapkikker]

Lol fkin bullshit, `the Japanese first naval defeat in 300 years` ....that isn´t right. The battle in the Coral Sea of 7th and 8th of May 1942 was lost by the Japanese as well. It prevented them from expanding further south.

[AdognamedOp]

Fukin Aye, Japs got pwned.

[drchepa]

great footage, all real!.

[yapxingguan]

david = USA?? wtf??

[RockMetalz]

propaganda -/-

stupid americans hiding the truth.

[irish89055]

rock, you punk..don't you have a bathroom to clean?

[greggl61]

You can go fuck yourself you dumb ignorant jackass punk. FUCK YOU

[Mankemacho]

They are talking about unsuccessfull attacks. Thats the opposite of propaganda.

[Dumbodog4]

yea my grandpa was in teh battle of mdiway