page 8 Europe 1960
bravo1102 on June 1, 2011
Shift in time and space. The comic will shift between the two eras until the story lines converge.
With women in combat and negro battalions still around this is not our world's 1960.
To differentiate them from the 1945 scenes, the 1960 sequences are in full color.
The radio man's mohawk is a tradition in some units of the 101 Airborne Divison “Screaming Eagles”
The radio operator is trying to raise another station to check reception. “Negative contact” means he couldn't establish contact.
Some of the casting here is a tribute to the portrayal of the 101 Airborne in TV and movies. Major Winters is a figure of the actor who played Winters in Band of Brothers. Colonel Morrison is figure of the actor who played a 101ABN colonel in The Longest Day. Since this is alternative history they may actually be those people in different roles than how we know them. ;)
stephen adams at 4:19AM, Nov. 16, 2011
i like this a lot!
Jamie59 at 6:15PM, June 2, 2011
Let me guess. 1945 is the same so far, but when the Nazis fall the US, UK, France, & other allies they can muster turn east & try to take down the USSR. Then your 1960 is ofter 15 years of not very successful but very hot war.