tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post3671690029578555741..comments2023-07-30T05:57:48.256-04:00Comments on Gospel of the Living Dead: Level of Historical Accuracy / Amount of ResearchKPaffenrothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-31169448766144604052009-01-26T17:22:00.000-05:002009-01-26T17:22:00.000-05:00oh boy, that would ruin your whole day, digging up...oh boy, that would ruin your whole day, digging up a UXB of one of those bad boys.KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-8906412436655711902009-01-26T17:14:00.000-05:002009-01-26T17:14:00.000-05:00A quick way to check if it was used is to check wh...A quick way to check if it was used is to check what kind of ordnance they've find while doing construction in the last 30 years.Warlord Raltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521758316517288612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-90079363416721013852009-01-24T14:57:00.000-05:002009-01-24T14:57:00.000-05:00I would use the descriptions of the fire bombings ...I would use the descriptions of the fire bombings liberally, they have become so ingrained into our psyches that playing off of the theme would help create a sense of realism. I wouldn't mention any specifics of munition. The people suffering from those atrocities wouldn't know that, and as we all know naming a demon takes its power away. I wouldn't mention cookie, besides its a US Military term. Even if it was used I wouldn't have a average German talking about it. Many of the German cities were devastated. I used to live in a small city named Braunschweig. 90% of it was destroyed, and the industry was primarily canning at the time. The allies were ruthless. Pretty much any town or city would be a good bet. Darmstadt is a Hessian city and Knecht Ruprecht was a Bavarian version of the folk tale. I would choose a Bavarian city if possible, if not double check to see if the Hessians observed Ruprecht as well. I don't know what percent of Hessians were catholic, but if its high enough you could probably pull it off. I know it seems like it's close enough but Germany was very divided into little city states for so long that customs from each Bundeslande do vary quite a bit. I speak fluent German and even I have a hard time understanding certain southern dialects when traveling from town to town down there. I hope this helps. If you have any questions feel free to email me. I can help with any German research, I used to do that for my professor all the time.Gestalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964080283396840153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-6315376163940648392009-01-23T16:18:00.000-05:002009-01-23T16:18:00.000-05:00That sounds about right: it's not like putting in ...That sounds about right: it's not like putting in a city that was not fire bombed, or using a weapon that didn't come into service until after the event. Either of those flubs could be easily checked.KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-53579483908821926092009-01-23T16:04:00.000-05:002009-01-23T16:04:00.000-05:00You've got a city that was actually firebombed, an...You've got a city that was actually firebombed, and a weapons that was actually used in similar firebombings. In the absence of any contrary evidence, I'd call that close enough IMO.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557114593999315703noreply@blogger.com