Recognizing The Recognitions

[rich]

if memory serves there is mention of a dumbell general in JR who
botched things during the Bulge(I think) and of course got famously
promoted and is now (big surprise) a director of a major corporation

rich

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Monte Davis <montedavis at verizon.net> wrote:
> 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.
>
>