Announced earlier this summer, Pressure is a new movie about the 72 hour build-up to D-Day, based on the West End play of the same name. In the upcoming World War II epic,Oscar-winner Brendan Fraser stars as Supreme Allied Commander and future US President Dwight D Eisenhower. Joining him in the cast are Andrew Scott … Read more
It’s one of the greatest war films ever made and has been hailed for its historical accuracy, yet Saving Private Ryan didn’t get everything right about the British involvement in D-Day. World War II historian Philip Kay-Bujak has penned a new book about a part of Omaha Beach called Dog Green Beach, which is on … Read more
Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks, is usually lauded for its historical accuracy, yet not everything cut the mustard. That’s according to World War II historian John McManus in a new interview video. Analysing the D-Day opening sequence’s portrayal of the American landing on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, he largely praised the sequence. … Read more
Following the 80th anniversary D-Day celebrations, a new movie about the build-up to Operation Overlord has been announced. Pressure is based on the West End play of the same name and follows the extraordinary true story of the 72 hours in the run-up to the Normandy invasion. Oscar-winning Hollywood star Brendan Fraser has been announced … Read more
Harold Terens met Jeanne Swerlin in 2021 Caen, France: Hundred-year-old World War II veteran Harold Terens will marry his 96-year-old fiancee Saturday in the French town of Carentan-les-Marais, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place a few kilometres away. Terens’s wedding to Jeanne Swerlin on Saturday … Read more
Her Beatles countrymen sang “I wanna hold your hand,” but Queen Camilla wasn’t buying it at the D-Day ceremony in Normandy on Thursday. French first lady Brigitte Macron tried to hold Camilla’s hand and got a seemingly chilly reaction from the British royal, according to observers. After the two laid wreaths at the memorial, Macron … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday urged Americans to honor the Army Rangers who turned the tide of World War II by scaling the steep cliffs of Pointe du Hoc in France by doing their part to preserve democracy against aggression from both abroad “and at home.” “They fought to vanquish a hateful ideology in … Read more
But it is the former judge who should be embarrassed. The edited clip was posted by a Trump campaign and RNC-backed X account — it had conservatives mocking Biden over nothing. And that included Pirro in a misguided right-wing attempt to prove that the president is unfit for office. RNC Research’s clip showed Biden shaking … Read more
Tomorrow marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy when the Allied forces invaded Nazi-occupied France. A massive turning point in the war, less than a year later Hitler would be dead and victory in Europe was declared. Operation Overlord has been recreated in several iconic war films over the years. And no … Read more
Winston Churchill has been portrayed many times on screen, from John Lithgow in The Crown to Michael Gambon in TV film, Churchill’s Secret. Back in 2017, there were two movies focused on the towering World War II Prime Minister, with Gary Oldman winning the Best Actor Oscar for Darkest Hour. Released prior was Churchill, which … Read more
