Was the D-Day scene of World War II in the movie, Saving Private Ryan overrated? - Quora

Answer: My dad was part of the landing shown in the movie "Saving Private Ryan.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Was the D-Day scene of World War II in the movie, Saving Private Ryan overrated? Steve Kezop 420 votes My dad was part of the landing shown in the movie "Saving Private Ryan." He was a combat engineer and landing three minutes into the invasion. I grew up hearing his war sto... Read More » Why should modern Japan keep on apologizing for past war crimes? Feifei Wang, American made in China 854 votes I had written several answers regarding imperial Japan and their war crimes during WWII, and more importantly why Chinese and other Asian countries would keep "whining" (as... Read More » What is meaning of blue water navy? Jon Davis, Writer and Blogger on Military, Veterans, and Middle Eastern Affairs. 576 votes Blue Water Navies are considered navies that have an international focus. They function in the deep waters (blue) across the globe. Today that would most clearly be the Uni... Read More » When a jet is on the deck of an aircraft carrier, ready to take off, there is a large metal plate behind the plane. What is its function? Tim Hibbetts, Kayaking up Denial 542 votes Joe Hollemon's answer is great and I'm going to show it here : It is a Jet Blast Deflector (JBD). ...  Read More » What is your personal method for waking up early? Paulo Knabben, Entrepreneur/Pharmacist 8.8k votes I wake up at 5am every morning, consistently, for 6 months now and I'm so used to it that I'm able to get out of bed even before the alarm starts ringing. Here's my 2 simpl... Read More » Guns and Firearms: What is it like to be held at gunpoint? Michelle Victor, The Official Tech Guru at Quora 2.7k votes The other morning, I was leaving my girlfriend's house, when a man I had seen many times before in the neighborhood, suddenly appeared in front of her house, greeted me the... Read More » Why does the USAF need the F-35 when the F-22 has not been used in combat? Preston Timms, Student, Military technology enthusiast, wanna-be Android developer 457 votes You can't have your bombs and drop them too. You're probably thinking, what? What's kind of an answer is that? ... Read More » How much did the US supplying Russia help Russia win in World War II? Igor Markov, EECS Prof at Michigan - currently at Google 333 votes According to the Wikipedia (Operation Barbarossa): Joseph Stalin, during the Tehran Conference in 1943, acknowledged publicly the importance of American efforts during a di...  Read More » Who is the luckiest person on earth? Mohamed Saleh 10.6k votes in 1983 a 19-year old boy named George suffered from extreme obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). His case was very severe that he had to quit school and job. Also he had t... Read More » How has the burning of the Library of Alexandria affected the world, and where would we be if it never happened? Tim O'Neill, Atheist, Medievalist, Sceptic and amateur Historian 328 votes While the idea that the world would somehow be vastly different if the Great Library had been preserved is a cute one, it has very little basis. Firstly, the size of the L... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is the best answer to any question. Unsubscribe from this email.