Recognizing The Recognitions

[Monte Davis]

Erik T. Burns sez:

> and just in case you need more connective tissue linking WG and TRP,
according to the WUSTL documentation, William Gaddis was the writer for a
film produced by Hunter Low for the US Army in 1965, called "The Battle of
St Vith."... 
> PART I <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tdy_O81rLw>
> PART II <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JozuB1NFtg>

I thought I'd glance at this and ended up pulled into the whole thing. It's
very well written (duhhh), and not just at the sentence level. it does more
to convey the changing tactical logic of the situation than 98% of
documentaries about war.

Because so many forces on both sides were funneling through a limited road
network, St. Vith had one- and two-star generals on *both* sides standing at
intersections, personally directing traffic. No fun being a cold tired
infantryman, but at least that must have been entertaining as you slogged
by.