 Editor in Chief Bill   | 05 Aug 2020 7:28 a.m. PST |
You were asked to decide – TMP link Which individuals would you say were 'good guys' in the Second World War? And in the final round of voting: 14% of the votes: "Audie Murphy"
13%: "James Stewart"
12%: "Dwight David 'Ike' Eisenhower"
11%: "Oskar Schindler"
10%: "General Omar Bradley" |
| Darrell B D Day | 05 Aug 2020 8:25 a.m. PST |
AhhH, we were mainly talking about the second half of WW2 were we? DBDD |
| newarch | 05 Aug 2020 8:41 a.m. PST |
I notice as usual that no other nation other than the US fought on the Allied side in WW2. |
| Thresher01 | 05 Aug 2020 9:11 a.m. PST |
I don't think Oskar was American. Perhaps I'm wrong though. |
| newarch | 05 Aug 2020 10:35 a.m. PST |
True. at least that acknowledges that there were some good guys on the other team. |
| Wolfhag | 05 Aug 2020 11:08 a.m. PST |
How about the poor schmucks that paid for the war by buying war bonds. Wolfhag |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 05 Aug 2020 11:25 a.m. PST |
I was surprised Churchill didn't make the final cut. |
| advocate | 06 Aug 2020 1:11 a.m. PST |
Churchill was a real person with many real failings. A great man, but when you're using the term "good guys" it's hardly surprising that the top chaps came from Hollywood. |
Ed Mohrmann  | 06 Aug 2020 4:20 a.m. PST |
AFAIK, all the people listed were human beings. Hence, all had their 'issues'. DDE – anyone remember Kay Summersby ???? |
| Skarper | 06 Aug 2020 8:07 a.m. PST |
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| Huscarle | 06 Aug 2020 8:12 a.m. PST |
Will there be a Good Gals of WWII poll as well? |
| Ed Mohrmann | 06 Aug 2020 11:38 a.m. PST |
"Eisenhower's driver?" Indeed – that's how she started. Became his
secretary and, according to her, developed a
'close relationship'. |
| Uparmored | 07 Aug 2020 2:44 a.m. PST |
Audie Murphy actually did what was apparantly "impossible American propaganda" according to most viewers of the final scene of the movie "Fury" . Audie Murphy is the good guy. |
 Legion 4  | 10 Aug 2020 7:09 a.m. PST |
What about CPT America ?!?!? 😮 |
| UshCha | 10 Aug 2020 8:22 a.m. PST |
Now what about a real hero, not a Hollwood fake AND he is a Brit.
link |
| Legion 4 | 11 Aug 2020 8:27 a.m. PST |
As there were similar "heroes", per se in all armies. Even the Nazi and IJFs I'd imagine. 😲 |
