History Buffs: A Bridge Too Far

[@yankee3875]

Commanders:”This operation will end the war by Christmas” History:”Ah shit, here we go again”

[@player1ready664]

Well yes but actually, no

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

But did they say which year? =)P

[@Treblaine]

They may have not thought that at the time, the youtuber TIK does a great compliation of sources that suggests the goal was far less ambitious than surging into Germany but rather to just to cut off the Germans holding out East of the Scheldt River, the Scheldt river that led to Antwerp which was an extremely important port to the allies as large ocean going ships could reach that port which was in very close proximity to Germany. Antwerp was taken intact months before it could be used as German forces were occupying the land adjacent to waterways. It's a lot easier to say you failed trying to invade Germany than failed to take the Scheldt riverbanks. It was called a strategic mistake to focus on Market Garden but it seems Market Garden had the same goal as the Battle of the Scheldt, just tried to achieve it in a far too ambitious way. But its hindsight to say now the best course of action to secure the approaches to Antwerp was a direct attack ASAP, at the time a large encirclement seemed less risky.

[@khaccanhle1930]

"Home by Christm. . ." No don't freaking say that!

[@KingofDiamonds117]

the brits said that with the revolutionary war too. The americans said that with the war against japan.

[@mikeburns4379]

Uploaded on the 75th anniversary of the attack. Clearly you put more planning into this review than the actual Allied Generals put into Operation Market Garden.

[@Janon48]

Mike Burns ...too soon bro

[@ProNorden]

Hi #NickHodges, Please do 1970s '#Cromwell' with RichardHarris and SirAlecGuiness. Thanks✌

[@ashtonjadams]

Shots fired!

[@Jabberdau]

About pro-war movies - Goldman was probably thinking of John Wayne movies, Kellys Heroes, and the like. Also you should totally do the Cannonball Run. Yes the 1981 movie with Burt Reynolds was based on a real illegal race with many characters lifted straight from reality.

[@mikekemp9877]

@@Jabberdau kellys heroes is a biting anti war movie as well as being funny .

[@RoachDoggJr2112]

Imagine being a pretty old dutch guy, having survived Nazi invasion, occupation, and then the Allied invasion and liberation. You're getting a little on in age, and your mind is starting to go, so you're not really aware of what they're filming. Sure, you heard they're making a big movie in your country, but you really don't know what it's about. Suddenly, you go outside to sit in your garden for a bit, and the sky is filled with the same sight you saw in 1944. Thousands of planes sky, and thousands of men pouring from them. You'd be terrified!

[@gertskekuttekop2334]

It is a tradition now in september planes fly over arhnem and they drop airborne troops for the show and to remeber the heroes

[@siccozandt6286]

It’s was a big thing when they shot that movie, we all knew. I lived 50 km away from Deventer (war it was partly filmed), I went there with friends to look

[@LeeRenthlei]

Ahhh just like old times.

[@jamesmeow3039]

Even if they knew it would still be scary.

[@donz6211]

That would be a hilarious moment to film.

[@ikeflaherty8910]

When I told my dad I watched A Bridge Too Far, he didn’t know what movie I was talking about, but when I described it to him he asked “is that the one where Robert Redford is crossing the river chanting ‘Hail Mary, full of grace’?”

[@alcoholfree6381]

A perfect Catholic prayer. When we’re in trouble let’s pray to God or Mary or His Angels focusing on where our solution comes from!

[@Some_Guy_6]

@@alcoholfree6381Too bad god ain't real eh?

[@joerionis5902]

@@Some_Guy_6 _I am in this picture and I don't like it._

[@mukfay]

​@@joerionis5902 ?

[@antispindr8613]

If there ain't, you are okay. But...

[@daftlife6569]

As a dutch citizen who grew up in Arnhem, I've watched this movie many times and when I was younger took part in flower laying ceremonies honoring those who fought to free my home city. It is a grand movie and signs of the battle can still be found if you look hard enough in the countryside. All in all this is a fantastic film and a dear recommendation from an Arnhemmer.

[@Dutchman-2002]

Haha, ik woon in duiven, is ook vlak bij Arnhem, als ik langs de rijnkade fiets kijk ik altijd naar die brug

[@danghj864]

Hey dude you live in Arnhem but a cool thing in my tiny village, of Caythorpe/Frieston, we have a week named Arnhem week, as it is a remembrance of the defeat of our troops, we have the para troops modern day ones and some vets, come and we have a fair in our village, very weird, the world is small

[@eviloverlordsean]

that's amazing! I wanna come visit!

[@craigoliver8712]

As long as you don't try+charge£100 to watch it

[@dashcan8479]

Amazing. My father fought for those bridges. Horrible horrible legacy. We only have the War of 1812 here and actually honored dead from 200 years ago - in 2012

[@the_relaxing_alley3590]

The difference between fiction and reality is fiction has to make sense - Tom Clancy

[@signeaarejrgensen61]

That's bloody brilliant!

[@davidrendall2461]

Good quote!

[@xanpenguin754]

@Brett Sucks Ubisoft trying to fucking ruin Tom Clancy's name is a fucking disgrace.

[@JohnnyLouisXIX]

@Brett Sucks *_LOL FUCK YOUR FICTION BUY OUR LOOTBOXES!_* -Ubisoft, about Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell and The Divison

[@SB0322]

Good God if Clancy only knew what nonsense Ubisoft shoved into his games.

[@emmanuelmatsakis983]

I still remember a review from when this film was first released: "If you liked WW2, you will like 'A bridge too far' as they both cost about the same!"

[@maceface2892]

$25 million back then is equivalent to about $122 million today

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

That time James Bond, Alexander Pierce, Odin and Alfred fought in WW2.

[@sammygirl6910]

Sounds like Ebert. 😄

[@ThePandagansta]

You can say the Director "spared no expense" ;D

[@X.Y.Z.07]

@@ThePandagansta Ha!!

[@chrismichael6048]

" Montgomery, in defeat, undefeatable. In victory, unbearable. " - Winston Churchill

[@garyneither5]

Montgomery was JOKE??

[@bigwoody4704]

@@garyneither5 Repeatedly,Churchill screwed up both O'Connor and Auchinlech prior,so he was stuck with Monty.And later Churchill got his shit sandwich for doing so - in the following elections.Monty was a mistake that Winston stuck with rather than admit

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

@@bigwoody4704 Foul-mouthed cowardly infant.

[@alexbowman7582]

If it would have been politically possible Ike would have sacked him.

[@bigwoody4704]

@@alexbowman7582 twice it almost happened Monty's chief of staff Freddie Deguingand drew up letters of apology.Ike was going to the Chiefs of staff and even Churchill and Brooke couldn't save him if FDR and George Marshall got involved

[@davidyoung5114]

My father flew on a Lancaster Pathfinder during WW 2, and the two of us went to see this movie in 1977. After coming back from a bombing raid on rail lines nearby in the Ruhr valley to try to prevent German troops from getting to Holland to counterattack the Allied advance, he told me that once they had returned to their air base in England, almost every air crew thought that the operation was doomed. It was 33 years after the events shown, but I listened to him call out each different type of plane as they came on screen. He passed away in 1998. R.I.P. Dad! We who came afterwards owe your generation so much!

[@richardwynn9045]

So very true! My Grandfather was a navigator on Lancasters and Liberator missions over europe in RAAF 467 squadron, including Normandy, Hamburg and Berlin, out of England and North Africa. Fond memories as a child of wearing his beret with the squadron's Kookaburra insignia. So much good fortune to survive the war.

[@asphalteater615]

David what age was your father during the battle ?

[@AlbertaClimber]

My Dad was in 6 Group, RCAF 408 heavy bomber squadron based in Leeming from Jan. 1, 1943 to Aug. 26, 1943. 408 Squadron was then moved to Linton-on-Ouse from Aug 27, 1943 where my Dad served until the end of the war. 408 maintained and flew operationally, the Halifax MKII, MKIII, & MKVII, & the Lancaster MKII.

[@davidyoung5114]

Dad was born in 1923 in Newfoundland, which was then still a British colony, and volunteered after finishing high school in 1941, so he was 21 during Operation Market Garden. That morning's bombing raid was one of more than 60 he went on during the war. Imagine that!

[@mikekemp9877]

@@davidyoung5114 my dad was similar on wellingtons and lancasters and briefly due to casualties assigned to turret gunner on the defiant fighter in the battle of britain!thankfully he was wounded and never flew in that death trap!he was a rear gunner he too flew over 60 mission! not uncommon in the raf many over germany!

[@martyrobbins5241]

Great film, my grandad worked as a propsman on it and appeared as a pilot in the scene where the planes take off

[@thearizonaranger9175]

Dude that's awesome. Did he ever tell you any stories about the film?

[@martyrobbins5241]

@@thearizonaranger9175 My nan always told me stories about the films he worked on, remember her telling me about how they filmed some of the air sequences and what certain actors in the film were like.

[@martyrobbins5241]

One story that really comes to mind when I think on it is one where he was transporting loads of guns to be used in the picture in his van and was pulled over by the police, they thought he was a member of the IRA transporting guns for use

[@thearizonaranger9175]

@@martyrobbins5241 that is priceless man oh my god

[@marcusbradly5982]

Rest In Peace Brian Urquhart, 101, 1919-2021.

[@davidmaggiacomo409]

Noooooo

[@zoethetank2789]

F

[@miracledrip9568]

O7

[@thecentralintelligenceagen9963]

The last of the best are starting to fade shall they be remembered for generations

[@docflights]

That means that the actor who played Urquhart, Sean Connery, was both born later and died earlier than the characters he played, weird.

[@overnightgrowth]

My great-uncle was one of the few Dutch soldiers to fight in Arnhem with the British special forces as part of the Jedburgh teams. He was killed there and there's a little spot named after him near the bridge.

[@nathandei1674]

What’s the name then?

[@gabbromancer]

oh, that's so cool. My great grandad was one of the brits!

[@sinkeverbruggen1576]

hoe heet het?

[@TheGixernutter]

Amazing

[@BreakingWhite]

@@nathandei1674 bro😂

[@LOTR22090able]

Movie budget exceeds $25 million Attenborough "we spared no expense"

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

Andrew Ross Surprised he never used that clip

[@gameoflife1453]

I came here for this comment

[@Vlad-sj5yw]

@TheCosmuc wrench I think he meant why 'History Buffs' didn't use the clip.

[@topeka088]

Interesting name you have there

[@LOTR22090able]

No relation...I assume

[@daemonofdecay]

“Out of ammunition. God save the King.” - Last radio message from British Airborne at Arnhem bridge. Due to their radios, it was only heard by the Germans.

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

Dee Oh Dee F

[@deathofastrawberry8669]

Dee Oh Dee can I get a source cause if true that’s tragic

[@B355Y]

@@deathofastrawberry8669 search "Digby Tatham-Warter". He gave the last message "out of ammo, god save the king". The radio was faulty, ive never heard the OPs story that the germans heard the transmission. Digby Tatham-Warter survived the attack, with some injuries. He was known for taking an umbrella with him whilst in battle. Mad fucker lol

[@ym6294]

Oof

[@daemonofdecay]

rob louer Ryan’s book. I forget the exact page, but it is from a general’s recollection after the war. He forgot the rest of the message but remembered the last two lines.

[@alexandredesbiens-brassard9109]

Most expensive movie at the time? So, what you are saying is that Director Richard Attenborough...spared no expense?

[@TheSchultinator]

First, well played. Second, booo! >:V

[@davesy6969]

He used real planes, real vehicles, no CGI and a cast of thousands and there was a small clip of someone talking about the locals charging $100 for a bag of cement.

[@Jorendo]

@@davesy6969 No CGI....would have been amazing if he did huh? Seeing CGI didn't even excist back then yet xD

[@davesy6969]

@@Jorendo that's my point, he used real people who had to be paid.

[@gastonbell108]

But then he was eaten by German-speaking velociraptors.

[@dutchsailor6620]

I was 17 years old when the movie was recorded and I got in as an extra. Got dressed up in green and got ordered to run from A to B. Never got to see one of the big names and I am only visible in one scene that shows a group of exhausted and wounded soldiers. Good fun and it was nice to have a look behind the scenes. BTW, The bridge scenes were not recorded at the real bridge in Arnhem, but at a similar looking, although smaller bridge in Deventer.

[@mrgarland5210]

"Sorry we haven't the proper facilities to take you all prisoner!"

[@404ServerError]

"What?"

[@sloops09]

We'd like to, but we can't accept your surrender!

[@rascallyrabbit717]

Cheeky British wit

[@wrongway1100]

2nd favorite line in the whole movie

[@VenlyssPnorr]

Was there anything else?

[@jessem.tamminga3762]

When my father was in the dutch army and stationed somewhere in south-east germany, close to the dutch border, he and his bataljon were send to help work on this movie. They had to built the emergency bridge you see in the film after the original bridge was blown by the German. He was on set with all the actors and Richard Attenbourough. I'm still jealous when I hear the stories :p. He's even on screen for like a split second! Thanks for finally covering this movie!

[@aleksaradojicic8114]

Which second is he?

[@OCinneide]

@@aleksaradojicic8114 2:42:03

[@CarlosJoachim]

Wooow, a Dutch-German border in the south-east of German, I didn't know the Dutch conquered the Czech Republic ;-P

[@demi3115]

@@CarlosJoachim Reading was difficult huh ;P

[@RobertLeather]

14:00 HOW VERY DARE YOU! That radio worked that distance purely because of the warm and enigmatic tones of Richard Burton's voice AS YOU VERY WELL KNOW!

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Pork Sword calling Danny Boy.

[@jeremygray3863]

so good

[@DonWan47]

Sounds legit

[@chrisk1208]

The scenes at Arnhem Bridge were filmed in my hometown, Deventer. this because the WW2 era bridge at Arnhem was demolished after the war. A sister bridge of the same type exists till this day in Deventer. Fun detail; in the 1970s part of the Deventer historical city center was so derelict, they could use it as it was as a backdrop for the fighting of John Frost his battalion.

[@chrisk1208]

the para drop scenes were conducted at the same location they happened in 1944. Most of the scenes involving tanks and artillery were shot at the artillery training grounds in 't Harde. The highway they use is actually the central road through the training area. In reality the highway 30 Corps used was a bit wider and better maintained than what you see in the film. At that time 25 pounders were still in active use in the Dutch army. I f you look closely, you van see the German panzers are actually Dutch Leopard I tanks painted gray. German self propelled howitsers were actually French built AMX 105mm self propelled howitsers in service with the Dutch army at that time. Hundreds of Dutch conscripts had a blast filming this.

[@Canofasahi]

Actually the bridge is still there, only the surrounding area was of course destroyed during the battle and later rebuild with modern housing and building, not suited for the movie, even in Deventer this was an issue with a large apartment block next to the bridge, but with careful camera work they keep that building out of frame. After the war they renamed that bridge as "The John Frost Bridge".

[@bogan-slayer7469]

Not really. The bridge which stood during Operation Market Garden was soon after destroyed by allied bombs on 7th Oct 1944. From the end of the war until the completion of a solid bridge in 1948, a ‘temporary’ bridge lay across the river. The 1948 solid bridge was then finally replaced by the (original look-a-like) steel arch bridge which is there today.

[@Box-oo9tx]

Nick. Your comment regarding the glider in which the Market Garden Plans were discovered and ended up with General Student. The reason why there were British paratroopers with the American drop in the Nijmegan area with 2nd Airborne is because this was part of General Browning's Headquarter staff.😅

[@Box-oo9tx]

82nd Airborne

[@Lillith.]

I think it's so amazingly strange that after the war when they wanted to thank everyone who fought in and near Arnhem, they didn't want to come. They were ashamed of their defeat and were afraid the Dutch hated them for the failure. Instead, they heard that despite their defeat most people recognised that they tried and many gave their lives so they could live in freedom. Nowadays when you live in Arnhem it's impossible to miss the week dedicated to this event. They still come to Airborneplein and Oosterbeek to honour everyone they lost. If you ever are near, go the Airborne museum and the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery.

[@paulpski9855]

I have always been interested in the operation since my dad, a WW2 veteran, took my to see it. So when I was stationed in Italy, during 1999, I took time off and traveled up to the area with my wife to tour the cities and battlegrounds. It was a wonderful experience and we enjoyed ourselves very much. I was truly impressed by how the local people still honored those who fought there.

[@NeidhardtDerBlitzschnelle]

I visited the Museum myself in April of 2018. Definiatly a must-go when you are in the area!

[@jimwalsh8520]

Where didyou get that bloody tosh from. They were angry at being let down by the yanks

[@Lillith.]

@@jimwalsh8520 Please find me one who was, I live there and all were very thankful that they tried as far as I've heard. That's why the memorial is still happening year after year. Just outside the train station is a big sign that tells you when and where events are happening. Airborne flags are everywhere. There's a route you can walk that is the one the soldiers made and you have to be quick if you want a spot. I missed out every time I've tried to enter. The effort is very much still celebrated, so I have no idea where you got your information.

[@jimwalsh8520]

@@Lillith. That is super. My Uncle on my mums side was there, wounded and ended up a POW. I am not sure about them being ashamed, they thought they would not be welcome

[@arsarma1808]

The look of horror and disappointment of the guy who said "What did you expect, destroyers?" is perfect. He was convincing himself more than his men hahaha.

[@ertwander]

"That guy"......is Robert Redford.

[@jimcrable3270]

@@ertwander that guy is just one of the biggest stars in Hollywood history Lol LOl

[@Wereldburger01]

That 1976 Bridge too far Waal river crossing was not needed ;) The same river, the same canvas boats.. but in the movie they are crossing the river from the opposite river bank as in real happens in 1944. And in 1976 not at the west site of the Nijmegen road (and not visible railroad) bridge as in 1944 but at the east site. You can see at 24:42 in the distance Nijmegen, visible at the opposite (southern) river bank. At the spot were the Waal river crossing took place in september 1944 exist since 2013 another road bridge, being a war memorial too. Every day after sunset at least one veteran walks in silence the "sunset march" from the south to north across that bridge. The 48 lights on the bridge are memorials themselves, each of them represent a soldier who lost their live crossing the river. During the daily sunset march these lights are one after one lit in the walk tempo of the veteran.

[@fbi1319]

ok

[@eviloverlordsean]

More than anything else, leaders try really hard to convince their tribe of outcomes that they themselves don't believe - it's not a fun job

[@CSifjrixhrj]

In the 1970s WW2 was still a vivid memory to many. A big budget movie about an Allied defeat was risky as many people in Britain and America preferred to watch us win onscreen, not lose. I've read that one reason this movie didn't fare as well as it deserved is that it's about an Allied failure, plain and simple. Too bad. It really is brilliant.

[@bodavidson2804]

And showing the Germans sympathetically. Which was mostly true. Both sides largely observed the rules of war during the operation. But it would have chafed on audiences at the time.

[@voteZDLR]

Yeah, even as recently as now, I am watching Band of Brothers again with an older friend of mine and we've been surprised actually just how much they've shown the allies messing up. One guy gets accidentally friendly-fire bayoneted, another guy kills himself by running into his own grenade blast. All the friendly fire, etc., as well as some battles where your favorite characters either lose their legs or die. It is more comfortable watching your team win, it's the same as anything whether it be sports or warfare. But to your point I think it's important to remember we actually didn't win every single battle in WW2 and frankly we're lucky we won at all.

[@SahiPie]

voteZDLR Luck really had nothing to do with it. The axis was frankly just a dream and hitler was certainly not going to literally win a war against the majority of the world.

[@voteZDLR]

@@SahiPie If he attacked England instead of Russia (repeating Napoleon's mistake) he actually probably would've won, but because he made that mistake and spread his offensive too thin and his biggest mistake of all not going after Britain when he had the chance (something we used as a base in the early days of the offensive, wouldn't have been possible if Nazis controlled it too). So no, actually, the Nazis were on their way to winning until they made a few blunders strategically speaking, but this idea "it wasn't going to happen" like the only ones it may not have happened for in the end were Italy and Japan. Beyond that, I sincerely think you have no idea what you're talking about, so shut the fuck up before other people accidentally wind up as stupid as you.

[@Nightdare]

@@voteZDLR The Nazis weren't winning It has been discussed among experts (including officers of the luftwaffe, wehrmacht and kriegsmarine serving during WW2) and the consensus is, that operation sealion would have failed even if the luftwaffe gained air superiority after the Battle of Britain They would have lost a lot of men and resources in the process (More than the British), probably curtailing large operations for a while even if they hadn't attacked Russia, not much later, the US entered the war Don't get me wrong, the Russian involvement shortened the war by years (if not ending at about the same time with the success of the Manhattan project) But Germany winning WW2? Nope

[@santiagorojaspiaggio]

Richard Attenborough making this film: Spared no expense. Richard Attenborough as John Hammond in Jurassic Park: Spared no expense.

[@bogusmogus9551]

Sir Richard Attenborough as RSM Lauderdale in 'Guns at Batasi' Spared No-one

[@DominionSorcerer]

And remember; a British officer does not duck for cover!

[@Philtopy]

aaaaand thats how you get twice as many dead officers then anybody else. but they died with style! Hussah!

[@truevulgarian]

If only that were true in WWI, a lot fewer boys would've been killed for nothing.

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

same as: "a boss doesn't wear shorts" or "we don't run, is embarrassing"

[@Patchaddictedpolymath]

@@Philtopy pronounced 'huh-zay'

[@Linneom]

Laghs in American Rebel sniper.

[@jasperdegraaf5254]

Its exactly 75 years ago today! Thanks Nick! Love from the Netherlands! #rememberseptember #utrinque Paratus

[@B355Y]

👍🇬🇧🇱🇺👍

[@odonnell1218]

History Buffs: Reviews A Bridge Too Far Me: immediately favorites video before hitting play

[@aidenstammler4618]

Just, same man

[@warriormanhasdied6479]

Focusing on ww2 or ww1 is starting to get annoying when it comprises 13.2% of historybuffs videos.

[@wr0ng569]

favorites? you mean likes?

[@odonnell1218]

MatriX Balkan no I mean favorites. There’s an option for that

[@wr0ng569]

@@odonnell1218 hmm i don't have it idk

[@zacharyfett2491]

I would like to add that this depiction of a military airborne drop is 100% dead on accurate, to include the landing. Most military movies show guys hit the ground like a feather. But this movie showed guys hitting the ground like a sack of out of control potatoes. Now I know why it was so accurate.

[@kenw5901]

I remember watching this shortly after I went to jump school and getting chills.

[@boomer6611]

Yep the Parachute Landing Fall (PLF for Americans) is supposed to go Balls of the Feet, Thighs, B attacks and the Pushup Muscle (Lats). In reality it is Feet, Ass and Head.

[@curtiskretzer8898]

The General Gavin injures himself from landing. This was also in the Longest Day(Gen. Vandervòort played by John Wayne)that was supposed to be remade. (Guessing that got placed in film development hell)

[@196cupcake]

I think there are two effects working in opposite direction, and I'd argue, we're unlikely to see many accurate WWII movies going forward. 1) Over time there are fewer people still alive who were there. 2) Over time technology advances reduce the cost of effective movie effects. Early on, we had a lot of people still around to tell them how it actually was. Later on now, CGI is a lot better, so for the same effect it costs less. The Pacific might have been peak WWII TV/movies.

[@coolswat2957]

"YOURE LATE YOU LAZY BASTARD BUT I FORGIVE YOU!" *pause* (commander looks at tank) (commander realized its enemy) "TAKE COVER!" thats great

[@Th3M4k40n]

It's like that CoD3 Mission where you're the Polish waiting for the Canadians to save you. "Where are the green flares?" "Who cares, we're saved!" .... "It's not the Canadians!"

[@sartainja]

Great scene from the movie. I always remember it when I am waiting on someone.

[@panzerabwerkanone]

"It is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it" - Robert E. Lee.

[@HetLedie]

You just beat Call of Duty 2 didn't you

[@panzerabwerkanone]

NSSA - North South Skirmishers Association. What's Call of Duty? Get outside and play sometime.

[@HetLedie]

@@panzerabwerkanone lol you got me.

[@nonegone7170]

@panzerabwerkanone Stupid name: Check Stupid quote: Check Stupid reaction: Check Congratulations, you're stupid.

[@bbb462cid]

that's very nearly what Lee said

[@thelunchtabletalkers7358]

Hey, out of curiosity are you going to do a mini review of Chernobyl by HBO

[@theovance976]

The head of the bull shall be severed by the bear

[@banditpicasso]

Profligate!!!

[@thelunchtabletalkers7358]

Theo Vance May the mighty bear’s soldiers be crucified for they will fall

[@thecommissarshatisonfirege4193]

True to Caesar!!

[@SouthPark333Gaming]

Yes!!

[@meertenwelleman6249]

I saw A Bridge Too Far for the first time in 1977 in the Leicester Square theatre in the company of my Polish girlfriend, who worked in London at the time. While going up to the theatre we bumped into a Polish veteran who was actually fighting in the Polish brigade near Arnhem in 1944.

[@robertli3600]

"Ending the war by Christmas" has now become synonymous with "invading Russia"

[@Sinstarclair]

@City Watch Guard Ending the War by Christmas: Yes Invading Russia in the Winter: Yes... unless you're from The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

[@jurtra9090]

That's what Germans think in WW1 when initiating the Schlieffen Plan

[@stahl1624]

@@Sinstarclair And the British and the French said it during World War 1 so it’s not synonymous with Russia for World War 2 then is it because the First World War came first. And considering Russia surrendered in the First World War, and withdrew, does not make sense then does it.

[@bg3622]

@@Sinstarclair add Mongolia to the list.

[@Mortrag]

@@bg3622 And the German Army in 1917.

[@timberwolf5211]

I've seen this movie so many times, especially after I first went to Arnhem with my family when I was 17. Up until then I had never understood the sacrifice that all these brave men and women had given. From an early age my parents had always made me get up early on Remembrance Sunday. And had made me stand up straight and quiet for the two minutes of silence. I understood that people had faught and died, but I never got "IT". The films and documentaries my dad would watch about the war were boring. And then while on holiday to the Netherlands, we went to Arnhem, and on to the war graves at Oosterbeek. It was there, wandering around the beautiful white gravestones, away from my parents, that I started to read the ages of the soldiers, just to pass the time, until we could leave. I was fine until I found several graves of 18 year old soldiers. These young men that were only 6 months to a year older than what I was. That weren't old enough to drink, vote or drive a car, had died in this battle. Paratically children. And then I started to wonder whether any of then had lied when they joined up? That they were younger than what they actually were. And I lost it, I found too many 18 and 19 year-olds lying there in that beautiful place, and i could stop the tears. I finally got "IT" I understood what they gave their tomorrows for. I was up early, that year for Remembrance Sunday, and everyone since, and I wear my poppy with pride. We went back to Arnhem when my daughter was nearly 7, and went back out too Oosterbeek Wargraves Cemetery. While on the bus, we met an old soldier that faught at Arnhem. He said he came every year, to stay with a family that had helped him. He now spoke fluent Dutch, and was going to pay his respects to his comrades. He told us that we should have come the following week, when they had a lovely ceremony at the cemetery, where the local children put a flower on every grave. Two years later on the 60th anniversary of the battle of Arnhem, we went back again and attended the ceremony. While we were there, prince Charles and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands walked past us. Much to my daughters delight. And we watched the ceremony, and it was beautiful as we had been told it was. We even saw the old soldier again, visiting his pals.

[@runswithcows464]

Lest we forget.

[@MemestiffGaming]

Great story, it's easy to forget just how big of a sacrifice these great men made

[@RaBones]

This comment is why I read KZbin comments.

[@billd.iniowa2263]

That was beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. Things like this make it worthwhile reading the comments. Every so often among the snark and blather there's a really good one.

[@peepeevs]

Grew up in Arnhem, and just seeing the images in this film is so awesome. The fact that everything I see in this movie is just so recognizable to me... The places, the landscapes, the rivers, and yes, even the bridges... It's just so unreal to watch... Amazing film!

[@robshootuit]

i heard that in the movie the arnhem bridge was played at Deventer's bridge over the ijsel, because it was a simulare model and cityscape. ofc the real 1944 arnhem bridge got blown up by the raf after market garden.

[@peepeevs]

@@robshootuit It may well be. I didn't recognize the bridge , rather all the landscapes of the countryside around it. In the movie they are refenrencing only one bridge, but I think even at the time the movie was shot there were already multiple bridges built, so i can imagine that they maybe didn't want to have one of these other bridges in their shot. But, i do vaguely recall my dad (who was born in 1949, and also grew up in Arnhem) telling me that he and his friends actually were present during the shooting of some of the action scenes. But to me, it's mostly so weird that most of this movie takes place in what was essentially my backyard. And to hear all these names of places like Oosterbeek, Lent... places that I so regurlarly went through. It really is a weird experience for me.

[@Tripserpentine]

@@peepeevs Arnhem haar historisch centrum was te veel vernietigd en de nieuwbouw te modern om vooroorlogs Arnhem te laten zien, vandaar dat Deventer was gekozen (en ik meen mij te herinneren dat Deventer ook goedkoper was).

[@Tango4N]

My mother grew up in Arnhem as well post war. I have been there a few times in my life though I am born and live in Canada.

[@jjgf8412]

Cool city you got there, I've spent the summer working there and it was an amazing experience.

[@Lawrence_L1]

A Bridge Too Far was the film that got me interested in the military and history in general. I first watched it when I was about 7 at my Nana's house, with the spring sun shining through her net curtains with the smell of a Sunday Dinner for her brother's visit from Australia. It's one of my favourite childhood memories. I'm hopefully going on to join the British Army later this year or next year (depending on college). My Great Grandfather wasn't at Arnhem, but he was in the Parachute Regiment and was involved in Market Garden.

[@Sunomis]

Can we say that, when budgetting this movie, RIchard Attenborough ... spared no expense ?

[@amkrause2004]

Good one lol

[@Sunomis]

@@amkrause2004 Yes, I was quite proud of myself.

[@amkrause2004]

@@Sunomis Watch out now. He will one day create a theme park where the attractions will eat the guests. I think he will call it Jurassic Park. Lol

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

@Sunomis - LOL

[@_WillCAD_]

I understood that reference!

[@rogercarl3969]

Love this movie and this is a great review. One other little inaccuracy though: There is a scene on the bridge at Arnhem where German troops march off that bridge. I watch this movie with my father who was in the German infantry in WW2 and he said German troops were explicitly trained never to march on a bridge. (On a side note my father was captured by Canadian troops in Belgium and spent the rest of the war in a PoW camp near London, England. He felt his treatment in that camp was so good he never harbored any resentment to the Allies and immgirated to Canada after the war. At my fathers funeral, and in solidarity with soldiers everywhere, "Abide with Me" was played; an idea that came from this movie.)

[@rooroo8767]

Amazing. God bless your dad. His honour and memory will be remembered. God bless you for sharing this.

[@noremorsewoodworking2258]

I too, when in the army, was trained not to march in step when crossing bridges - though we didn't do much foot marching anyway, they felt it neccessary to tell us to "break step" when crossing a bridge as a unit. I think it had to do with the sound of a marching unit being somehow amplified by the bridge, perhaps alerting nearby enemies. In this day and age I don't think it has much relevance though

[@srenkoch6127]

@@noremorsewoodworking2258 Actually it has to do with harmonics. If you march in step, and accidentally hit a resonance frequency of the bridge, the bridge can start to vibrate dangerously and potentially be damaged. Yes In know it sounds absurd that a bridge build to handle vehicle traffic can be damaged by soldiers just walking, but it has happened in the past.... One recent example on this was the millennium bridge in London before it was rebuild, there walking pedestrians could set it swinging....

[@Frankensteins_Highboy]

The TV show mythbusters tested this theory on a small scale I do not remember the conclusion they got from it

[@AliRod1975]

Sooo he was a nazi. Got it. Glad he was treated so humanely as his govt he represented almost surely did....

[@williamcollins2019]

I absolutely LOVE this movie! I watch it every 6 months and have read the book by Cornelius Ryan! My uncle ( who long since passed ) was part of the 82nd and participated in these battles. The movie came out 6 months before he passed away and I asked him about the battle. " One classic Cluster f**k after another" was his reply!

[@derekchin6403]

I watched this movie in the theater with my grandfather, a B-17 tail gunner in the US Army Air Force during the war. When I was a kid he took me to every movie focused on the war that came out. This one stood out to me even as a teenager, and goes down as one of my favorites ever made.

[@Itcouldbebunnies]

"The locals started hiking up the price for everything a film shoot might need..." I'm Dutch and I'm sorry to say that doesn't sound cartoonish to me at all.

[@jehl1963]

That is standard operating procedure in Los Angeles too.

[@steveford8999]

Ah, the sweet sweet smell of capitalism.

[@EstherHulst-Artist]

@David Kuijl yup

[@danielhanson2417]

Eva Luna the Film goods must flow

[@robertdeen8741]

The film crew should of said they were all Canadian. Might of changed things. Dankyawell.

[@zigzgshodzixhoxohxh3800]

Oh my god I’ve wanted you to do this for so long. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[@singsong1468]

Me too! This is one of my most favorite films :)

[@isbee56]

Same, Thanks Nick

[@ostrowulf]

By far my favorite WWII movie. I have also been eagely awaiting this one.

[@ferragi]

Agree, one of my fav channels doing one of my fav movies!

[@notfunny6369]

Same

[@jamescallahan7000]

10:38 Brian Urqhart wrote a FASCINATING book on his life called A Life in Peace and War. I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend it. He commented on how ironic it was that the very same operation that convinced Germany that large scale airborne assualts were too risky to be worth it, that being Crete, was what inspired Britain to do the same and learn the same lesson. Here is a hilarious anecdote he had about demonstrating Britians airborne infantry to Eisenhower and co.. “I remember a demonstration of ‘Britain’s Airbourne Might’ (as the Daily Express persisted on calling it) for Churchill and a newly arrived American major-general, Dwight Eisenhower. The appointed day was cold and blustery, with a wind well above the maximum speed for safe and orderly parachuting. Although the Royal Air Force warned that in these conditions the drop would be ragged and quite possibly in the wrong place, it was impossible to disappoint the distinguished audience, which at that very moment was making its way to a windswept row of chairs on Salisbury Plain. [...] Emerging last from our aircraft, I could easily see that the situation was not promising. The line of seated VIPs, which was supposed to be at a safe distance, seemed rapidly to get nearer as I descended and the wind blew our little group off course. At about 300 feet I could sense the distinction of the lonely line, the Prime Minister, the Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair, the sinister Lord Cherwell, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and the American general as well as our own General Browning. Shouting a warning and trying to side-slip, I landed with a sickening bump just in front of General Eisenhower. The wind then took my parachute and dragged me at 30 miles an hour straight through the VIP line. Detaching my parachute harness, I came to a halt, stood up and, for want of anything better to do, saluted. The British, except for Browning, behaved badly, muttering “Disgraceful,” “Dammed poor show” and so on, and looking embarrassed. General Eisenhower on the other hand, was perfectly charming. “Are you all right, son?” he asked. “You shouldn’t be jumping in this wind anyway” He looked quizzically at the cylindrical cardboard container around my neck. I explained that it contained two carrier pigeons for communicating with Headquarters, and I extracted one, attached a message cylinder to its leg, and threw it into the air to launch it on its mission. The pigeon had evidently had enough nonsense for one day and flew to the top of a nearby bush, where it sat cooing and eyeing the company with an evil look.”

[@StoutProper]

Ha ha ha ha ha. This was the same commander who the polish captain demanded his orders in writing from?

[@tacomas9602]

That’s an amazing excerpt. You’ve convinced me to get this book. Gonna screen shot this.

[@pigbin2430]

@@StoutProper No, that was General Roy Urquhart, two different people.

[@isbee56]

@@StoutProper Brian Urquhart isn't in the film, he was replaced by Major Fuller as to not lead to confusion with Roy Urquhart.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Laughed at the pigeon part 😂

[@samcro6268]

As a "hard core history buff" I find this stuff fascinating. I can't explain to family and friends how interesting I find this period to be. For most people, The Era might as well be from the middle ages. I suppose you're either interested in history or not.

[@papapabs175]

My wife constantly complains about me watching that Hitler stuff 🤨. You can learn from history, to ignore it, is madness.

[@grapejuice624]

Damn that's a shame, I guess I'm pretty lucky then because my mom was a history teacher, so we sometimes can spend up to 2 or 3 hours just talking and discussing history

[@curtiskretzer8898]

​@@papapabs175 had a wife that found my immersion in war history disturbing,like it would make me prone to violence.She prefered some reality TV, high school dramadies,&animation.

[@frogchip6484]

What have we learnt? Never predict wars to be over by Christmas

[@iododendron3416]

Just don't specify which year.

[@tylerscott1216]

This was 1944

[@bodavidson2804]

The war will be over by a Christmas

[@Psytinker]

It seems Nazis weren't alone in considering communists subhuman, if they took to mean that Operation Bagration was their cue to swoop in for a piece of glory with ill-conceived plans like Market Garden and Warsaw Uprising.

[@notthemusewere]

This will be the best Christmas Walford ever had.

[@stephencrompton4352]

"I'm terribly sorry but I'm afraid we're going to have to occupy your house"

[@AmBotanischenGarten]

Well, I don't think that the British would be apologetic. Billeting soldiers in residential houses was British tradition, wasn't it? That's why it was specifically prohibited in the U.S. Constitution, and possibly why the U.S. supports a gazillion bases worldwide. A soldier in a garret making observations just isn't enough.

[@stephencrompton4352]

@@AmBotanischenGarten I don't know if you've seen the film, but I'm referring to a scene where the house was to be occupied as a strategic point to fight against the SS, not occupy it as if it were a base.

[@richyoz2630]

Actually the Dutch were surprised and specifically commented on the politeness of the British troops - they said the Germans would have just shouted and taken whatever they wanted - according to Antony Beevor's book 'Arnhem'

[@Hashishin13]

@@AmBotanischenGarten You mean 200 years prior? Pretty sure they stopped stuffing soldiers in houses by ww2.

[@angloaust1575]

The dutch people suffered greatly in the winter of 44.45 Driven from their homes By germans for assisting the Paras!

[@ProjectSeventy]

The British soldier carrying an umbrella is based off Digby Tatham-Warter - a very interesting chap to read up about.

[@tbscotty813]

Named for Sir Digby Chicken Caesar, I presume! ;-)

[@HollywoodMarine0351]

He also survived, and didn’t die as it appears in the movie.

[@esbam2002]

@@HollywoodMarine0351 As I wrote above the movie SERIOUSLY misrepresented him.

[@tomasdawe4423]

@@esbam2002 In the film he was a mix of two characters Digby himself and his 2nd in command (who led the 1st attack on the bridge etc.) who did die in the battle - although suddenly and won a V.C.

[@cristianvandenbosse8989]

Hè poked his Umbrella through a seeing hole in a tank. That's how hè disabled a tank

[@remcoasselbergs3298]

Sosabowski is a hero. Knew the plan was flawed. Followed orders, and lost everything. Hearing his story, i just say: casualty of war. But my hero.

[@bigwoody4704]

Yup monty the contemptable little jerk tried to scapegoat him. Tony Hibbert was major and fought at Arnhem and pointed this out. Quite a few Tony Hibbert interviews here on KZbin

[@bigwoody4704]

A debt of dishonour part 1 (interview with Brigade Mjr Tony Hibbert) there is a part two also

[@Brockbuiltmore]

If and when history buffs comes back, I’d love for 1917 to be the next one...

[@Craigerfried1128]

ya wanna make a petition

[@DakotaofRaptors]

@@Craigerfried1128 sure

[@Craigerfried1128]

@@DakotaofRaptors hey um i forgot what i commented i did it this morning can you remind me what i said

[@aidenbutcher8461]

The only thing accurate in the movie is the uniforms really.

[@dannybeads3672]

I’m hoping for an episode on The Pacific... war movies don’t get better than that.

[@jdvr3891]

One of the reasons I loved this film so much as a kid was exactly because so much of it took place in my own back-yard. I grew up around around Wageningen, Renkum, and Arnhem, and seeing those familiar places filled on-screen with aircraft and tanks and soldiers was thrilling. The battle at Arnhem is remembered every year there, and on the 5th of May, the day we celebrate the surrender of the enemy and the end of the war, the city would be visited by many veterans from all over the world. Even though I was not alive during the war, the memory of it was so alive and so much a part of growing up it almost feel weird to realise that it was 80 years ago.

[@jjgf8412]

I've been working in Arnhem this summer, amazing people, dutch are really nice people and quite extrovert (being from the north jajajaja) Amazing country you got there,greetings from Spain.

[@jdvr3891]

@@jjgf8412 Glad you are enjoying our country😁 If you are in Arnhem don't miss out on Burger's Zoo or the Openlucht Museum

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

Convinced my brother to watch this film with me, he wasn’t too keen about how long it was. But by the end we were both left stunned. It’s now one of his favourites.

[@destinedtofail6518]

This, The Great Escape, and The Big Red One were three of my most watched WW2 movies as a kid. I grew up on films like these and I genuinely miss the days of the 2 to 3 hour long epics. Large superstar filled ensemble casts, dozens to hundred of extras, amazing practical stunts and effects! It may not have been as pretty and flashy as movies with modern effects are today, but you can see the thought, care, and hard work that went in to making these old behemoths! Now I want to have a movie marathon.

[@mortensteen]

Finally someone showing love to the best WWII-movie of them all. My favorite as well. Seen it more times I can count. Somehow, though, it's rarely mentioned among the greatest WWII-movies. I worked in a local cinema a few years ago, and did a 40th Anniversary screening of "A Bridge Too Far", and was SO disappointed - only 5 people came to see it on the big screen. And 2 of those were me and a friend. So yeah... it's just criminally overlooked, underrated and ignored.

[@garycooper8687]

It is the best World War 2 movie. I have been to the bridges at Arnhem and Nijmegen. There is no marker for the 82nd AB dead. There is only a plaque on the bridge. I have also been to the museum in Arnhem. It is great. Also the cemetery where the Polish are buried. A lot of Dutch visiting in the night. Shadows were everywhere. The movie is slow but reality of war is slow and fast and the movie shows that.

[@psammiad]

I read the Readers Digest version of the book. It was abridged too far.

[@joshuanishanthchristian5217]

Wow

[@josephgabello3214]

Very good

[@Angel3243]

NIce!

[@robertross7666]

this is legit one of the most clever jokes i have ever seen

[@deanedgx]

I salute you sir or madam or two-spirit...

[@col.mustard2192]

I love this film and the man played by Anthony Hopkins (John Frost) moved to a farm in Miland West Sussex after he retired where he hired my Grandmother as a nanny. My dad knew him when he was growing up and he said he was really nice and used to let him swim in his swimming pool. He even gave my father a reference when he went to work for the army and I love the idea of having a resume with a reference like that.

[@u.s.paratroops4633]

Did he ever invite you over for dinner?.......

[@dELTA13579111315]

...or to play doctor?

[@Lillith.]

I heard he disliked the fact that the bridge in question was renamed John Frost Bridge.

[@carlrood4457]

I really miss the "All Star Casts" we got in the 70's. It would be way too expensive to cast that many named actors in a movie today, even considering the relatively small amount of screen time they each compared to their typical movie.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Egos were a problem back then and I think it would be the same today.

[@richardjohnson1261]

Have you seen an Avengers movie? Perhaps not quite the same scale, but still a large cast of "name" actors. Cheers

[@Timbo5000]

21:16 Ahhh, my countrymen working hard to reinforce the stereotype of the Dutch being cheap

[@deuzige8860]

Technically we were being very expensive! ;)

[@allenatkins2263]

"Two things I can't stand, people intolerant of other peoples cultures and the Dutch!"

[@Halo4Lyf]

@@allenatkins2263 Underrated line from an underrated movie.

[@MrSinthan]

Never heard about that stereotype before, but now I know, and I'll do my best to spread it!

[@DreadfulMeep]

If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much

[@rijkemans5114]

Growing up near one of the drop zones, this subject was basically part of my education. I went often to the annual mass drop at Ginkel Heath, and my father brought me to the museum at Oosterbeek. The movie was pretty much mandatory as well. Yesterday I was impressed with the eight planes performing the mass drop, I can only imagine (and watch the movie) to see what a sky filled with Dakota's and paratroopers look like. Thanks for reviewing this.

[@tostie3110]

I actually started living in Velp not long ago and am now much more interested in market garden than I ever was! Especcially since I do living history!

[@steveford8999]

"A Bridge Too Far" Or, as I like to call it "Monty's Python"

[@WasabiSniffer]

And history thanks you for that

[@paulritchie5868]

Don’t you dare insult our lads who paid the price you prick.

[@roybennett6330]

@@paulritchie5868 well said mate ,hindsight is great when its all over.

[@elias_xp95]

Wait, who's insulting who now?

[@seangrie8]

Actually meaning..

[@thekurtmagirt]

There was a documentary about this. I don't remember what it was called, I was a kid at the time. But I remember my father jumping out of his chair, runs to the TV and points at his father walking across a bridge. My dad just broke down and cried (I've never seen him cry before). He was proud to see his dad marching, and he (my grandfather) even smiled at the camera.

[@JackProvolone]

[@CatPartyTRex]

There may literally be an ad for that doc around 19:30, if that’s at all helpful for finding it.

[@thekurtmagirt]

@@CatPartyTRex I'll look into it for sure. I'm trying to find anything about my grandfather in WW2. He fought at Bastogne, was apart of operation market garden and jumped on D-day. Thanks for the info.

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

​@@thekurtmagirtDid ya find him yet? I would love an update.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Hope you review Black Hawk down some day Or zero dark thirty

[@rurushu8094]

ImmaLittlePip Zero Dark Thirty is my favourite modern war movie due to the accuracy of the compound raid

[@colin.k6263]

Blackhawk Down would be fucking perfect, the perfect blend of staying true to the source and historical inaccuracies to nitpick at in the film. The book is also a good read if you guys ever get a chance

[@loadingerror9975]

ImmaLittlePip Dude what are you young here I’m use to seeing you on mister metokur vids and old Ralph retort streams

[@hash_sim4286]

@JackSpeed 439 a other example would be stay away from the walls,in the movie it suggested it was in case of rpg hits,when in the book it was from bullets travelling and skirting along walls,very accurate film though,after reading the book and source material going back and rewatching blew me away.

[@WasabiSniffer]

fantastic example of a senior commander walking around not giving a shit about bullets

[@inewyorkcentralrr]

Last time I was this fast, the British were still in Antwerp

[@yaujj65]

Arnhem you mean

[@inewyorkcentralrr]

Yau Jia Jun no, I mean Antwerp

[@yaujj65]

Are you talking about Operation Market Garden or other thing

[@inewyorkcentralrr]

Yau Jia Jun it’s a part of market garden, just not the airborne part.

[@MrKonfekta]

Antwerp does not exist 😅😅 this guy☝️☝️

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

Watching this i can only imagine how these officers felt with pretty much anything that could've gone wrong did go wrong. I think I felt the worst for Sosabowski who after Market Garden's failure was used by Montgomery as a SCAPEGOAT for its loss and was relieved of command of the Polish 1st Parachute Brigade. Only after his death were he and his unit recognized for their heroics. Incredibly distasteful.

[@mikshin9825]

No less distatestful than selling your own allies (I assume you're American) to Stalin by Mr Roosevelt and Mr Churchill at Yalta, I assure you. Oh and then the western world sending massive financial aid to Germany to help it rebuild while its victims suffered hunger and lived in ruined cities.

[@johnsmith-wv4jw]

@@mikshin9825 To be fair there was little the Western allies could do. The population of America and Britain were hardly going to support a war to drive their recent allies, the Soviets, out of Eastern Europe. Besides if such a war had started, there is no guarantee that the Allied forces in Europe would have been strong enough to drive the Russians back anyway. The result could have been the Red Army occupying Western Europe as well.

[@ZardozCologne]

@@mikshin9825 Marshall plan was, offered to the Eastern European countries, too, but Stalin forced them to say "no" ...

[@jakublulek3261]

Considering that Commies in Poland jailed returning paratroopers as traitors, I don't thing Monty was that harsh...

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

@@GeraltofRivia22 well yeah, of course they didn't deem it worth it. Considering Churchill didn't feel he owed anything to Eastern Europe or India cuz he is a British officer who served since the late 1800s. And neither did Roosevelt or Truman, they saw it as territory that was under Russian sphere of influence and so left it to them because they didn't want to risk a full-out war with the nation who had just torn through the Germans. Even if weakened Russia is an opponent they couldn't just take over, they'd be stuck in a stalemate with them that would take years, cost millions of lives and billions in money as you said. I don't think anyone would expect any of them to actually do that, however tragic. Its just the reality. Napoleon and the Nazis also thought that Russia was weak but it didn't end any better for them. Even if you take over Eastern Europe Russia is not gonna just give up and managing a front there is financial suicide and for the allied a waste of time for something that was not strategically or ideologically important to them

[@LioninWinter13]

I just recently discovered your channel. I've binged most of your videos within the last 48 hours, and I just want to say: Thank You 😊 🙏 I grew up watching these movies with my dad, who unexpectedly passed away 9 years ago, and your videos show the same passion for history and cinema that he did. And that makes me so happy. I only wish he were still around, so that we could watch your channel together ❤️

[@plasmaburndeath]

RIP Mr. Connery may you find peace after giving us so many classics.

[@rangisweetman3662]

Finally it has come! I’ve been requesting this since the Master And Commander video! I am forever in your debt history buff!

[@Absaalookemensch]

Fortune favors the bold. But so does misfortune. "He that knows when to fight and when not to fight, wins," Sun Tzu.

[@manictiger]

The way I put it, is that aggression multiplies whatever the outcome would be. If you were going to lose a little, aggression makes you lose a lot. If you were going to win a little, aggression makes you win a lot. So it's about when to be aggressive and when to be cautious. Also applies to investing.

[@federalli169]

This film when I watched as a young boy inspired me to join the Army. After 22 years this movie still inspires me when I was young boy. OIF 04-05

[@tomcollier938]

I saw in a book once (It's all true btw): A British officer approached a tank mid battle with only an umbrella and wlaked slowly, he began having a conversation with the tank commander who poked his head out of the hatch, about a minute into the conversation there was a loud bang, a sniper had shot at the commander and had hit the hatch which shattered the bullet and flung lead into the commanders face, he ducked down and his crew panicked because his face was covered in blood and they thought he had been shot but he wasn't in pain and just wiped it off (he found the lead pieces later when he was shaving), he then poked his head back up and the officer was still stood there leaning on his umbrella, he said to the tank commander "Snipers, funny things aren't they."

[@stevefromwork6136]

This is how you make a ww2 movie, no lone squad vs the German army.

[@kyriss12]

Unless it’s the American 77th division that spent almost an entire year trapped in the argon forest. I’d really like to see a movie about that one.

[@elixir4487]

@@kyriss12 You mean the 77th in the Argonnes during WWI? It´s portrayed in the movie "Lost Battalion". But I would not count six days in October 1918 as almost an entire year.

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

@STEVE FROMWORK. - Agreed.

[@undeadnightorc]

This is what pissed me off about Fury. It was such a great movie until the "last stand" ending where a seasoned SS battalion has trouble with a handful of soldiers inside a disabled tank.

[@benhaney5843]

@kyriss Almost a year? Lol. No. As if they just sat there that long without resupply. And like already stated. There is a movie already. Its okay. It has Ricky Schroeder in it. That's his name right? It was made for T.V. though. And before the days of HBO and Netflix movies that cost as much as big budget movies. So its kind of low budget.

[@jockellis]

My 1960-61 seventh grade teacher, Robert Dunning late of Baker Co, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne during the war, was a technical consultant for this movie. He swam across a body of water, taking a rope that was to be used by guys in boats to pull themselves across. He was also one of the ex GIs who jumped on June 6, 1984 to recreate D Day.

[@delia88209]

TCM aired this movie yesterday and it was just a chaotic movie but war is chaotic. The battle scenes look so real. Great review

[@sebastianhorst9756]

Would love to see a video on Black Hawk Down! Maybe one day...

[@subtomodestpelicangamingor511]

Sebastian Horst or young guns

[@ThePKMNTrainerChris]

I just found your channel, my grandfather was a glider pilot, and soldier in WW2, serving in Market Garden and DDay. ABTF is me and my dad's favourite war film. We went to Arnhem last september for the Bridge to Bridge run, the warmth from the Dutch people is astounding

[@joshmcdowell6809]

Another History Buffs upload. Time to make the popcorn!

[@whalesong4401]

I watch Bridge Too Far with my dad growing up. I remember the cameraman jumping out of the airplane and hearing him breathing heavy, almost huffing as he dropped to the ground. I always felt that was totally real fear, just like all the young men would have felt dropping in a war zone. Respect for both cameramen and paratroopers.

[@Centurian128]

I never thought this film got the credit it deserves. Well done!

[@salokin3087]

Bridge too far isnt just one of the best war movies of all time, its easily one of the most underrated films in history

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

It’s always a good day when HistoryBuffs uploads.

[@AlphaWolf789]

amen to that lol

[@JT44-87]

My Poppop gave me this on VHS when I was pretty young. He knew I loved history and always tried to show me cool movies,books, and shows. God I miss him. Keep up the great work and keep making amazing videos. This is one of the best channels on KZbin.

[@fathertedczynski]

Please do Downfall/Der Untergang, probably the most accurate depiction I've seen

[@Gala-yp8nx]

And the source of countless memes.

[@naffnafff]

There are actually some rather incorrect portrayals of events in there. Definetly worth looking into it.

[@eldarranger5063]

I watched downfall when i was ten same with this movie was fuckin sicckkkkk probs shouldn't have watched downfall at age 10 tho

[@jarltimo]

please review "Patton" with George C. Scott btw the graphic at 31:08 has 'anti-war' misspelled (sorry thought you'd like to know!)

[@JohnnyDee8008]

I saw that too!!!!

[@mikenyc1501]

Me too

[@DarkHeresy77]

For a moment I really wondered what an "Anit-War Movie" was!

[@AlexSDU]

Glad to know I'm not the only one noticed it.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Das Boot or Battle of the River Plate next please

[@valentinamedojevic8512]

Chernobyl

[@SJKelly-tb4ie]

Battle of River Plate, both films excellent though.

[@ianmortimer5325]

The 225677th Fragment of the Man-Emperor of Mankind Or even better The Thin Red Line!

[@justanotherbrickinthewall2843]

Das Boot definitely. The only movie that got me rooting for the Germans. I wanted them to survive. So good a film; it made me forget that the Germans were the enemy.

[@Autobotmatt428]

Cinderella Man

[@gooner72]

Love this film, it's one of favourite films..... EVER!! The actors who played the main characters were well chosen and they did a fantastic job of telling this incredible story.

[@cookieusa1]

“And... Drink tea?!”

[@androzani]

Spartan Guy Gambit There is a reason Americans chug coffee.

[@neilholmes8200]

That bit whilst accurate always annoyed me. The British had a very solid argument for not pressing on as presented in the film. Guards armoured's infantry were heavily engaged in the city and elsewhere in the corridor. The terrain on the island is very difficult with just tanks if the Germans put up hard resistance. All of which suggests delaying the attack to await darkness, or making sure the ground troops were ready to move. But in the film some of that is lost and it just comes across as the British being uncaring, rigid and lazy.

[@sonofthewolfguardianofthef1214]

Neil Holmes what would you do if you just ordered the death of half your men, then watched the people who are supposed to be making the sacrifice worth it stop pull over and “drink tea”.

[@neilholmes8200]

@@sonofthewolfguardianofthef1214 I'd say that's a very understandable reaction from the Americans given the situation, but it's still an unfair criticism for the reasons I mentioned. Guards units tanks had just beforehand crossed the bridge under fire themselves, not knowing if it would be blown up under them half way across. Its not like they just sat around waiting for the 82nd to capture both bridges then leisurely drove across only to park up on the other side for a brew. The nearest equivalent I can think of in reverse would be if the movie criticised Gavin for not securing Nijmegen bridge on the first day without making clear the fact that he had solid reasons for not doing so.

[@sonofthewolfguardianofthef1214]

Neil Holmes so the fact that the tanks stopped was the fault of the paratroopers whom were not supposed to solo the mission, but did anyway to save the British paratroopers, and “stopping for a cup of tea” was meant as an insult not literally.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

My grandpa fought in WW2, I miss him. Nice review. I like them

[@ziploc2000]

Same here, my grandfather drove a tank through Italy during the war.

[@kkhagerty6315]

My great grandad was part of the first Canadian operation in Italy

[@guyharandonmusic]

@Podkova @Mine was at Monte as well in a Polish tank

[@craig8399]

Hi

[@12345678900987659101]

My grandfather enlisted in 42 in the Army Airforce and thankfully never saw any fighting as he remained stationed within the US. Otherwise I might not be here.

[@skunkworksdistilleryandfir7122]

"Have you ever been liberated?" "I got divorced twice. Does that count?" "Yes, that counts." "Hey, that Bailey crap. You got it amongst this stuff?" "When you refer to Bailey crap, I take it you mean that glorious precision-made British-built bridge which is the envy of the civilized world?"

[@brucewallace6282]

He was a fiction character, he never existed.

[@TheMisanthropistTM]

One of the Greatest bits of dialogue from a movie ever.

[@PsilocybinCocktail]

The Bailey, and the Royal Engineers, turned the Teuton's wanton destruction of bridges from a strategic discomfiture to a mere inconvenience.

[@eviloverlordsean]

So American...

[@Frserthegreenengine]

@@brucewallace6282 The American Colonel is fictional but he's based on Colonel Robert Sink, the commander of the 506th regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. He appears in Band of Brothers played by Dale Dye. The British Colonel, 'Joe' Vandeleur played by Michael Caine was real however.

[@dennisswaim8210]

After seeing this movie. My teenaged self read up on Market Garden. I was impressed on how accurate the movie was. I was very surprised that General Eisenhower approved such a complex dangerous plan. It had only the slimmest chances of success. But a fantastic production, very good flick. A friend asked me about it I said well it is starring everybody. What a cast!

[@seanbrazell6147]

RIP Sean Connery! 😔 2020 SUCKS.

[@rocekth]

;(

[@betterbee1304]

Yeah it does 😭

[@augusth2212]

RIP Legend Sean Connery

[@bartrazin]

Yeah 2020 breaks big wind. How ironic that in a simple SNL sketch Sean Connery(Darrell Hammond) was alwas heckling Alex Trebek(Will ferrel)and now in less rhan a month both of these icons are no more. Skrew u 2020!

[@columnedfox5508]

this world has lost alot of good film actors this year. like the one who plays mr creosote in Monty pythons the meaning of life

[@edmerritt8610]

The amount of Hollywood stars that rogered up for this movie is truly amazing. Great movie!

[@astorre3212]

‘Gentlemen, this is a story you’ll tell your Grandchildren... and mightily bored they’ll be!!’ ‘Now gentlemen, I am not saying this will be the easiest party we have ever attended... but I wouldn’t miss it for the world!’ Wholeheartedly agree, best war film ever. Pardon me if I misquote

[@krell2130]

not on the same scale, but give Where Eagles Dare a rewatch and tell me you're not bowled over by Burtons masterful determination and stoicism

[@jamesguitar7384]

When I was young , Horrocks had a TV programme talking about the war . Edward Fox absolutely nailed him .

[@PsilocybinCocktail]

@@jamesguitar7384 Edward Fox and "Jorrocks" were close personal friends, which is *why* he nails it. He was a personable, approachable and well-liked general who could also speak Russian. Which is another story entirely.

[@72BeatNavy]

@@krell2130 Where Eagles Dare is outstanding. Allistar McLean writer, Burton, Eastwood. It is gold!

[@leon6044]

I live in Nijmegen, it is beautiful to see the realism and the places portrait in this movie to be places I walk everyday. Seeing the bridge that I travel past daily in a major motion picture is magnificent.

[@chrisml8105]

My Grandfather was one of the Paratroopers who crossed the Waal. He went across in the 4th assault wave then took the small fort on the opposite side. I went to Nijmegen in 2014 to walk the ground. It's a beautiful city. I hope to see it again.

[@Isdezenaambezet]

This is the operation that liberated my grandparents. I also attended uni in Nijmegen (History major) and this is still a very visible part history in that city, as well as in Arnhem.

[@Isdezenaambezet]

@Charles Yuditsky Eindhoven City Hall is also built on the 18th of September square

[@HueijRevisited]

@Charles Yuditsky The Arnhem bridge is called John Frost Bridge. Every September it is lighted in the colors of the British 1st Airborne Division.

[@archlefirth2279]

British Paratrooper: "We haven't the proper facilities to take you all prisoner!" German Soldier: *surprise pikachu face* -- One of the best war films of all time!

[@grumpyoldman-21]

nuking futs

[@jj_see_film]

"You're just gonna stop and...*scanning stereotype bank* drink tea!"

[@daithimcnally8212]

Burn!

[@1701spacecadet]

Tactically speaking, the tank squadron commander was right. Without decent infantry support they would be extremely vulnerable. A platoon of airborne troops would not be enough, especially with panzers and wermacht infantry facing them.

[@paddy864]

@@1701spacecadet In reality it was a tank TROOP commander, Lt.Peter Carrington of the Grenadier Guards, who first crossed the bridge, you might remember him as Lord Carrington? Apart from that you're quite right, his orders were to cross the bridge (with his five tanks) and then hook up with the US paratroopers who had seized it and assist them in holding the bridgehead against counter attack. The conversation in the film (and the book) never took place, it's a fabrication and the US soldiers were enormously relieved to have some tank support to assist them in defending the bridge. If Carrington had disobeyed his quite specific and detailed orders, and gone tearing up the road towards Arnheim (leaving the bridgehead weakly defended and vulnerable to counter-attack) we know now that a few miles up the road he would have encountered a German battle-group consisting of a battalion of infantry, a significant number of 88mm guns, a tank company and a handful of 20mm anti-aircraft guns in the ground role. He would have been destroyed in minutes. The reAson incidentally, that his five tanks were all that was available at the time is that the rest of his Division, the Guards Armoured, were scattered all along the route helping the Americans deal with infiltrating German troops which THEY were supposed to have cleared. Then again of course, Jim Gavin had failed to take his primary objective on the first day as explicitly ordered and wasted two days and a lot of men before he eventually did so. By the way, I can never understand why it is that in discussing Arnhem (and the NW Europe campaign in general) any criticism voiced by any American about the British contribution is accepted at face value and without question.

[@connorcraig483]

I would like but it's at 69

[@sameggleton4124]

@@paddy864 was scanning rhe comments in the hope someone made this observation! Total agree.

[@patrickwalsh279]

I've watched A Bridge Too Far many times, but your video has enhanced my appreciation of the film and the history. Great presentation! Thank you!

[@themelleryeller]

Spelt Anti-War as “Anit-War,” dislike /s I love this movie so much, leads me to believe that any historical movie with Michael Caine in it has to be good. Great vid.

[@luke02]

Could you do a review on HBO's Chernobyl miniseries :)

[@alaybozan2634]

This

[@mysteryj0430]

Yes

[@THEGIPPER34]

The british tanks being halted is a point of contention that has been long debated. They also left out the critical failure of the 82nd to capture the bridge early in the battle even though it was lightly defended. The youtuber TIK did a phenomenal job breaking down all of market garden in detail and I highly recommend it for a fair review of the operation

[@jumme100]

An interesting detail lies within the fact that Dirk Bogarde, playing General Browning in the movie, actually also took part in the real Operation Market Garden in 1944, as a young soldier, thus being involved in both the authentic event, as well as its later re-enactment on screen.