The Steel Helmet

Key Battles of American History

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4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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This week, James brings back his friend and long-time collaborator Sean McIver to kick off a nine-part series on Korean War films. In this first film episode, Sean and James discuss a mostly-forgotten classic: 1951’s The Steel Helmet, directed by Samuel Fuller. Filmed in just ten days on a shoestring budget only four months after the war began, The Steel Helmet portrays the Korean War in a grim, hard hitting tale that is excellently told and that deals with uncomfortable topics, including racism and the senselessness of war.

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:10.7	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its size,
0:17.1	and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.
0:23.9	Welcome to Key Battles of American History,
0:26.7	a podcast in which we discuss American history
0:28.9	through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
0:32.7	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.4	Thank you. host, James Early. Hi, everybody.
0:44.4	Before I close out this episode, I have one more thing to mention.
0:47.3	I totally forgot to mention this when I was recording the discussion of the steel
0:52.2	helmet with Sean McIver.
0:54.1	But I wanted to go ahead and tell you what movie we will be discussing next week.
0:58.3	So hopefully you'll have a chance to find it and watch it so you'll get more out of the
1:02.3	episode.
1:03.3	The name of the film is 71 Into the Fire.
1:06.4	It is a South Korean film that was made.
1:09.1	I don't have it in front of me, but I think it was around
1:10.9	2010 or so. It's a good solid movie. Definitely worth a watch. It'll help you to understand
1:15.8	certain aspects of the Korean War. As of December 2024, it can be found on the Tooby
1:23.0	streaming service free with commercials. You could also, of course, probably rent it through most
1:29.8	of the streaming platforms like YouTube or Amazon Prime or some of the others for maybe four or
1:36.4	five bucks. But again, you can find it free on Tubey. So I hope you will watch that show prior to next
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