Based on the non-fiction 1961 book "Le front de l'art" by Rose Valland and inspired by the real-life events surrounding train No. 40,044, The Train is one of the great WW II war movies shot in black and white paying homage to the French Resistance.
Helps get your equipment ready for combat. There’s more than on way to get ready and stay ready. Depends on what you want to be ready for. One ways to keep in shape for a change in plans. Another ways to take a nap, like ol’ Rip van Winkle and wake up in the middle of confusion and chaos. About the best you can hope for from this kind of readiness is to find yourself up to the creek with only your hands for paddles. A much better way to stay ready is to plan your changes so you’re ready for any move when the changes hit.
A German torpedo hit the RMS Lusitania on May 7, 1915. Shortly after, a substantial second explosion shook the ship. Within 20 minutes, the vessel known as the "Greyhound of the Seas" had sunk to the ocean floor, resulting in the deaths of almost 1200 individuals. A new two-step investigation...