"Eisenhower, D-Day, and Experts:" Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 Jun 2026 4:56 p.m. PST |
"Before he became an academic rock star, Allan Bloom suggested that the films of John Ford refuted—or at least presented a powerful counterargument to—Nietzsche's critique of the decay of high culture in a democracy. Years before The Closing of the American Mind, Bloom posited that a movie could explore permanent human questions. The new film Pressure (2026) does exactly that. It dramatizes the tense 72 hours before D-Day, focusing on General Dwight D. Eisenhower's agonizing decision about when to launch the greatest naval invasion in history. At its core, the story portrays one of the 20th century's great democratic leaders dealing with experts in two critical situations:…"
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rustymusket  | 15 Jun 2026 4:21 a.m. PST |
Interesting. Thank you for posting this. Human decision making . I am looking forward to seeing the movie and probably add it to my small collection of dvd's. At the risk of starting an argument, and with no desire to do that, I think Eisenhower was a good man to have when we had him in leadership as was George Washington. |
| pzivh43 | 15 Jun 2026 5:32 a.m. PST |
Rusty--I've seen the movie and enjoyed it. Especially liked Brendan Fraser as Eisenhower and Damian Lewis (Dick Winters in Band of Brothers) as Montgomery. |
| Grattan54 | 15 Jun 2026 10:17 a.m. PST |
I thought Damian Lewis nailed it. He had Montgomery down well. |
| Tango01 | 15 Jun 2026 1:52 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami… Armand |
 Dal Gavan | 15 Jun 2026 2:14 p.m. PST |
I thought Damian Lewis nailed it. He had Montgomery down well. An arrogant, blustering, boor of an Englishman with no clue, charm or anything else of worth? That seems to be the general American view of Monty, and not one I completely disagree with. I'd still pick him over Bradley and Patton for the commander of the ground forces, as did Ike. I admit there was a political influence to Ike's choice, it wasn't purely a performance judgement. |
| Tango01 | 15 Jun 2026 4:51 p.m. PST |
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| Wolfhag | 22 Jun 2026 9:07 a.m. PST |
Dal,
I'm no expert on the relationships and decision making of WWII leaders. I did read an account that Monty was "slow" is because of his WWI experience as a platoon commander at Ypres. He saw the terrible casualties, was shot twice by a sniper (while exposing himself as a leader?) and seeing the terrible causalities and not wanting it to happen to his men. Other US commanders (except Patton?) did not experience it. I'll check out the movie. Wolfhag |
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