I first started watching this movie in 1954. I was 9. Everything about it, even from a screen not much more area than a paperback. I have liked this movie. I've probably seen it 100 times. The big effort you must face, is imagine seeing this movie in 1943. Talk about bleak. this is a class A, Profile One, propaganda special. This movie was made in order to increase the war effort at home, in the USA and to increase the enlistments in the service. There are no women in this movie, unless you count the tank, Lulubelle, and the guys are crawlin all over her. But she doesn't complain. This movie is not that long, there's nothing intricate in it. But the speeches made by Joe Gunn, Stegman, and Giuseppe, pretty much sum up what it was going to take to win. Lots of people were gonna die. Also if you look at it from the standpoint of Practical usage of talent and each soldier used to his most outstanding quality. This is not only a recruiting wonder, this is a motivational movie for mid management and for strategic thinkers. If you mind the little things, the big things, get in line. Watch it and be thankful for the Greatest Generation, no foolin.
