New HBO WWII miniseries!

I should never be taken by surprise by something like this. And it looks like they are using Eugene Sledge's With the Old Breed as a source! Fantastic! One of the best things to come out of the war. Seriously, you need to read it. There will be a quiz.

Here's my prediction. You are going to see a much more brutal, unthinkable war in this companion piece to Band of Brothers (Spielberg and Hanks are involved with this one too). Band of Brothers was the best version of the European war so far--by far the most accurate in terms of sets/equipment/etc. I'm sure they are going to bring the same attention to detail to this one, but the Pacific War was in every sense savagery without retreat or mercy. This is going to be a hard one to watch.

I am trying to get a hold of my mentor back in St. Louis. I don't know if he has heard of this yet! Woohoo! I am totally fired up!

HJ