“The Outsider” - Decades before ‘Flags of our Fathers’ this 1961 film follows Ira Hayes from basic training, to Iwo Jima, and the years following the war. Gain an appreciation of Ira’s demise as survivor’s guilt is thrust into the hero’s spotlight.
Hidden Gem: One of the best accounts of just how happenstance the second flag raising was.
BBC4 podcast - the ratline
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For those of you who travel often, there is a really good podcast by the BBC.
“A story of love, denial and a curious death. Philippe Sands investigates the mysterious disappearance of senior Nazi, Otto Wachter, and journeys right to the heart of the Ratline.”
Very good report of the impact of having a senior Nazi father/husband on the Wachter family both during and after the war. I liked how they have been able to remain objective throughout the entire investigation.
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