Service On Celluloid

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Minisode to A League Of Their Own Dec 10, 2018

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Following our discussion of "A League of Their Own," we will hear from Virginia Hamilton (pictured) describing her WWII reporting about women taking over jobs previously held only be men, then WWII veteran and big-league pitcher Lou Brissie.

A League Of Their Own Dec 03, 2018

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This week the panel tackles "A League of Their Own," the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Founded by chewing-gum magnate Philip K. Wrigley in 1942, the league was born at a time when male ballplayers were being drafted to serve in World War II. (Photo courtesy of The History Museum South Bend)

Minisode to Bataan Nov 26, 2018

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Following our conversation about 1943's "Bataan," we hear from Lester Tenney (pictured), Robert Rosendahl, and Glenn Frazier, who experienced the harrowing Bataan Death March.

Bataan Nov 19, 2018

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This week, "Service on Celluloid" examines the 1943 film "Bataan," which focuses on the American and Filipino defensive retreat on the Bataan Peninsula in early 1942. The panel will address what this film does well and what is curiously missing.

Minisode to Battleground Nov 12, 2018

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Following our discussion of "Battleground," we will discuss the lingo showcased in the film and hear from veterans John Pogue, Edward Heffron, and Donald Malarkey (pictured).

Battleground Nov 05, 2018

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This week our panelists discuss the misery, hope, and humor seen in 1949's "Battleground," a tale of the 327th GIR of the famous 101st Airborne Division while it is encircled at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.

Minisode to Anthropoid Oct 29, 2018

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Following our conversation about "Anthropoid," we take a deeper look this week at the lives and actions of Reinhard Heydrich (pictured), a main architect of the Final Solution, and Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, the exile Czechoslovak soldiers who assassinated him.

Anthropoid Oct 22, 2018

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This week our panelists look at the 2016 film Anthropoid and its depiction of the true story of Operation Anthropoid, code name for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a main architect of the Final Solution. See what our team thinks of this Jamie Dornan/Cillian Murphy vehicle's depiction of WWII-era resistance, betrayal, and heroism.

Minisode to Tora! Tora! Tora! Oct 15, 2018

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Following our discussion of "Tora! Tora! Tora!" we venture into territory rarely visited here at "Service On Celluloid"—history's what-ifs. In this minisode, we discuss potential signs that an attack was imminent and the response options that were available. Hear from veterans Don Stratton, Kermit Tyler (pictured) and Sterling Cale, who were all at Pearl Harbor that fateful day.

Tora! Tora! Tora! Oct 08, 2018

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Roger Ebert opened his review of 1970s's Tora! Tora! Tora! by calling it "one of the deadest, dullest blockbusters ever made." Tune in to see how our team of historians and local film critic Mike Scott (NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune) view this classic depiction of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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