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Sinking of American merchant ships In early 1917, Kaiser Wilhelm II forced the issue. His declared decision on 31 January 1917 to target neutral shipping in a designated war-zone became the immediate cause of the entry of the United States into the war.
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When World War I broke out across Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the United States would remain neutral, and many Americans supported this policy of nonintervention. The U.S. officially entered the conflict on April 6, 1917.
Military deaths from all causes totaled 21–25 million, including deaths in captivity of about 5 million prisoners of war. More than half of the total number of casualties are accounted for by the dead of the Republic of China and of the Soviet Union.
Du wirst sehen, es ist gleich vorbei.” This translates as: “Give up, you don’t stand a chance! Let’s end this here!
This particular scene where Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) tells Private James Ryan to “earn this, earn it” and then dies right there is one of the most tragic scenes I have seen.
Miller’s uncontrollably shaking hands is a result of post-traumatic stress disorder thanks to the film’s dialogue and what is known of PTSD today.
Saving Private Ryan At several recent New York showings, audience members told EW Online that they misheard Hanks’ utterance “Earn this, Earn this.” Viewers thought he said such things as “Call me Earnest,” “Live life to the fullest.
Saving Private Ryan represents the military “sole-survivor” policy in simple terms: When a family experiences the loss of its sons due to a war, the lone remaining member will not have to serve.
IMDb Rating: 8.6
Actor | Age then | Age now |
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Steven Spielberg | 52 | 74 |
Tom Hanks | 42 | 64 |
Tom Sizemore | 37 | 59 |
Edward Burns | 30 | 53 |
Be happy, live a meaningful life
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