The 3D Spies of WW2

[Lemuel Underwing]

Saw an ad for this last night after the program on the massive Cement
U-Boat barracks-thing (the proper word escapes my mind), It's pleasing to
see the video but certainly all the Hype I'm seeing on PBS (is it being
redesigned?) lately churns my stomach... Nazi Megaweapons are fun and all
that but where's my Frontline that exposes the Koch Brothers huh?


On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 9:18 PM, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just watched this now. Interesting to see the 3-D images of Peenemunde
> come into focus on the stereoscope.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 9:07 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/spies-3d.html
> >
> > Program Description
> >
> > During World War II, Hitler's scientists developed terrifying new
> weapons of
> > mass destruction.mass destruction. Alarmed by rumors of advanced rockets
> and
> > missiles, Allied intelligence recruited a team of brilliant minds from
> > British universities and Hollywood studios to a country house near
> London.
> > Here, they secretly pored over millions of air photos shot at great risk
> > over German territory by specially converted, high-flying Spitfires.
> Peering
> > at the photos through 3D stereoscopes, the team spotted telltale clues
> that
> > revealed hidden Nazi rocket bases. The photos led to devastating Allied
> > bombing raids that dealt crucial setbacks to the German rocket program
> and
> > helped ensure the success of the D-Day landings. With 3D graphics that
> > recreate exactly what the photo spies saw, NOVA tells the suspenseful,
> > previously untold story of air photo intelligence that played a vital
> role
> > in defeating the
>
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