tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515676111354157450.post8670550620323044421..comments2024-02-14T11:28:33.949+00:00Comments on A Question Of Scale: A Wargaming Work In Progress: Film Review: Twelve O'Clock High, 1949Seb Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825706166433888211noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515676111354157450.post-83529422677103467542021-05-25T23:11:10.324+01:002021-05-25T23:11:10.324+01:00Yes, it's a good'un. Thanks for the feedba...Yes, it's a good'un. Thanks for the feedback, RB.Seb Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02825706166433888211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515676111354157450.post-22770650156880198692021-05-25T23:10:33.302+01:002021-05-25T23:10:33.302+01:00The name Wheatcroft was probably in something else...The name Wheatcroft was probably in something else I watched or was reading at the time. I can't recall now! But I often muddle up names. I'll correct that; thanks for pointing it out. And thanks for dropping by and commenting.Seb Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02825706166433888211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515676111354157450.post-47002648045374130022021-05-25T19:34:19.447+01:002021-05-25T19:34:19.447+01:00It's a great movie! Not just a good wartime t...It's a great movie! Not just a good wartime tale, but a tense and insightful treatment of leadership and followership under conditions of great pressure.Randall Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060319654378330591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515676111354157450.post-90049846874250201072017-08-01T23:32:59.517+01:002017-08-01T23:32:59.517+01:00Where did you get "Wheatcroft?" Col. Da...Where did you get "Wheatcroft?" Col. Davenport was the name of the easy-going 918th Bomb Group commander, played by Gary Merrill, that Gregory Peck's General Savage takes over from. The authors of the book on which the film is based surely chose the name on purpose, as a "davenport" is a large upholstered sofa - something people can lay or sit on to relax. R.A. Cook, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00161318715374620780noreply@blogger.com