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"If … I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.” — Isaac Asimov

Category: World War II

Ernie’s navy: Actor Ernest Borgnine’s first and finest role was as a Navy man

Oscar-winning actor reflects on his career in movies — and in the armed forces — during a visit to The National World War II Museum in New Orleans.… Read More Ernie’s navy: Actor Ernest Borgnine’s first and finest role was as a Navy man

June 14, 2019June 20, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

German U-boats in the Gulf of Mexico and the family that survived them

“Their theory, as I understand it, was to sink enough ships close to the mouth of Mississippi to slow down the activity of the New Orleans port. They got us 44 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi.”… Read More German U-boats in the Gulf of Mexico and the family that survived them

June 13, 2019June 20, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

The Allies’ secret weapon in World War II? This guy.

Part of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune’s “300 for 300” celebration of the tricentennial of New Orleans.… Read More The Allies’ secret weapon in World War II? This guy.

June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

‘Fury’ movie review: Brad Pitt’s WWII tank drama is intense, brutal — and riveting

David Ayer directs a film that plays like “Das Boot” with treads.… Read More ‘Fury’ movie review: Brad Pitt’s WWII tank drama is intense, brutal — and riveting

June 12, 2019June 14, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

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Mike Scott is a communicator, a film critic, an essay writer, a broadcaster, a history buff and a New Orleanian to the core. But most of all he is a writer through and through, one who treasures — indeed, revels in — the persuasive power of a perfectly chosen word.

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