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SSI01
You know, you're right and I remember seeing that film with Peck. Can't remember who the romantic interest was, though. Kind of an out-of-the-way place to find an RCAF guy but they got around, too.
Re: Stilwell, Marshall is supposed to have said he purposely gave the assignments he did to Stilwell, knowing his temperament would ensure the job would get done regardless. There were very very few American troops under his command and he pushed them hard - some would say without mercy. The history I read said just about the only way off the line for Americans in his command was to be invalided out, be wounded, or die. He used up his Americans and kept them up front until they were practically wiped out. Dearth of resources, I suppose. His reputation sure suffered, though.
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