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each week, and american history s real america gives you archival films that help tell the 20th century. in the last of five-part look at hollywood directors who made films for the u.s. government during world war ii we feature , john huston and the battle of san pietro, a 32 minute u.s. army film. it depicted the december, 1943 battle which destroyed the town of san pietro, italy. praise at the time the film was , composed entirely of reenacted scenes. we speak with film historian mark harris. the book is titled five came back: a story of hollywood and the second world war. joining us from new york is mark harris. as he look at some of the leading directors, including john huston. what can you tell us about him? he was a fascinating larger than life figure. his career in hollywood was just starting when the war broke out. he had a ne re-do-well adolescence. his reputation was not great. he had been involved in a few car crashes. he fled to paris at one point. he came
this picture was photographed in combat zones by cameronmen of the mediterranean allied forces and by pilots of the 12th air force who joined missions against the enemy, operated automatic cameras in that plane. behind the pilot, shooting forward and back. under the wing. in the wing. timed with the guns. in the wheel well. in the instrument panel. photographing the pilot himself. the commander counter of the united states air force is general carl spots has asked me to tell you something about this picture. i don t think i can do any better than just to read from his telegram to me. thunderbolt was made in 1944. ancient history. it was made about one fighter bomber group in the italian campaign. it happens to be an american group. the same story could well be told of the royal air force grouped which participated so gallantly in the same air offensive. as a matter of fact, the story belongs to all men who fought for freedom and did it a long way from home. signed spots
about his family s future in politics, life after the oval office, why he never asked his own father if he should run for president. and not a lot of love. the legendary rock band led zeppelin reportedly offered $800 million for a reunion tour. did robert plant rip the contract to shreds? a story that could lead fans dazed and confused, monday, november 10, 2014. announcer: from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today on a monday morning. and that led zeppelin story has us diving in. by the way, we were about to do but we decided to spare you. too early. ripping an $800 million contract to shred? did you see the other band members with their tape. the guys yelling out their favorite zeppelin songs. cashmere. stairway to heaven. more about that story coming up. let s get to our top story, talking about the snow and temperatures falling across the midwest this mornin
the oval office and why he never asked his own father if he should run for president. and not a whole lotta love. the legendary rock band led zeppelin reportedly offered a staggering $800 million for a reunion tour but did lead singer robert plant rip the contract to shreds? a story that could lead zeppelin fans dazed and confused today, monday, november 1500th, 2014. announcer: from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to today on a monday morning. and that led zeppelin story has us all diving into our playlists. we were going to do air guitar but we decided not to scare you too early. ripping an $800 million contract to shreds? can you see all the other bandmates taping it back together? the guys have been yelling out their favorite zeppelin songs. guys? kashmir. anyway we ll tell you more about that coming up. let s get to our top story on a monday morning. we re