SSgt Baloo Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 I looked and looked for a comprehensive Golden Age thread to post these in and couldn't find a dedicated GA thread. Feel free to post links to amy Golden Age information you can find, even if it's links to threads that are already here. Thanks, and here's something to start with: Bill Mauldin's Willie and Joe (My fave is the fourth one down). G.I. Jane (possibly NSFW). WW II Navy Cartoons How WW II Created Dr. Seuss Here's an interesting article about gender roles during the '30s and '40s, but it makes sense when you view/listen to the source material (I've been an Andy Hardy fan since 1977, so I know what they're referring to in the examples referring to just him). A link to a History of Jim Crow. Apartheid didn't start with South Africa. Links to articles re: Women's Roles in WW II Video: Supervising Women Workers (1944) Videos: Results of search for WWII videos. Link to thread: Golden Age Resources: Superweapons of WW II Link to thread: Depression-era and WW-II settings from a Not-American perspective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. My beautiful bunny wife is running a Golden Age champions game right now, called The Chronicles of the Agency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 13 Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Internet Archive - Universal Newsreels http://www.archive.org/details/universal_newsreels Old Newspaper Ads http://www.lileks.com/oldads/ Vintage Magic Posters http://www.magicgallery.com/name_lindex.htm National Archives & Records Administration http://aad.archives.gov/aad/ Penny Arcade & Coin-Op Location Pictures http://marvin3m.com/arcade/arcade.htm Balloon and Airship Stereoscopic Photographs http://www.stereo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.htm The Authentic History Center http://www.authentichistory.com/ Museum of Retro Technology http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm Open Video Project http://www.open-video.org/ Third Reich in Ruins http://www.thirdreichruins.com/ World War II Poster Collection http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/collections/wwii-posters/ Guide To Marvel's Golden Age Characters http://www.geocities.com/ratmmjess/gaguide.html Cash Gorman's Golden-Age Encyclopedia http://www.geocities.com/cash_gorman/ Mikel Midnight's Golden Age Directory http://blaklion.best.vwh.net/comics.html Classic Comic Books http://members.aol.com/MG4273/comics.htm The Cosmology Compendium http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64771 The Golden Age Batman Chronology http://ourworld.cs.com/argentprime/batman.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted April 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Internet Archive - Universal Newsreels Man! Loads of good stuff. Repped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmenace Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. I posted this elsewhere but for anyone who likes golden age mad science with a historical bent I just finished a book that might be of interest. Its called "My Tank is Fight!" by Zack Parsons. It is about some of the crazier real world super weapons projects of World War Two. Each weapon is described and analysed then given a fictional battle report. If you like real world WW2 era tech or crazy stuff like War Wheels you have got to give it a look. The sections are: 1.) Land the Maus LandKreuzer P Ratte German trans channel supergun Wire guided antitank weapons Vampir nightvision scopes LandKreuzerPP Monster 2.)Air Weser WP -like a Nazi Osprey The Christie Flying Tank The Heliofly single soldier helicopter back pack German A10 super rocket and Von Braun's space station Horten HO flying wing fighter German A-Bomb Axis parasite kamikaze fighter Silverbird orbitol bomber 3.) Sea Axis hovercraft raider Submarine li cruiser ala the Surcouf HMS Habbakuk-with a nice illustration Seeteufel a submarine tank Sub launched V2 The tone is light and very funny in the analysis but the what if sections read like short novellas. I just can't reccomend it enough for it's GM inspiring goodness. Amazon http://www.amazon.com/My-Tank-Fight-Zack-Parsons/dp/0806527587 Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Tank_is_Fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted April 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Wikipedia (and other) relevant links inserted to facilitate further research. Red text is added by me. 1.) Land the Maus Wikipedia article. LandKreuzer P Ratte Wikipedia article. German trans channel supergun I'm assuming it was the V-3 you were talking about. Here's a link to it. Wire guided antitank weapons Links to the Ruhrstahl wire-guided missile, the basis for an experimental anti-tank weapon. Vampir nightvision scopes This link is to a article on nightvision scopes in general. German efforts are mentioned in Gen. 0 section. LandKreuzerPP Monster non-Wiki site that gives more info than Wikipedia does. 2.)Air Weser WP -like a Nazi Osprey Luft-46 entry for same. The Christie Flying Tank Note: it actually flew! Once. The Heliofly single soldier helicopter back pack I looked and looked and this was the best site I could find that described it. German A10 super rocket and Von Braun's space station Links to Encyclopedia Astronautica's articles on both subjects. Horten HO flying wing fighter Links to the Horten page at Luft 46, plus a link to the Horten Nurflügels page. German A-Bomb Links to a physicsworld.com article about Hitler's atomic bomb project. Axis parasite kamikaze fighter Links to Daimler-Benz project "C" at the Luft46 website. Contains links to Daimler-Benz human-guided-bomb project "E" and project "F". Silverbird orbitol bomber Links to the Sänger Amerika Bomber entry at Luft 46 3.) Sea Axis hovercraft raider Actually, it was a series of hydrofoils. Submarine li cruiser ala the Surcouf Links to the Wikipedia article. HMS Habbakuk Link to Wikipedia article. Seeteufel a submarine tank Link to Wikipedia article. CHeck out some of the external links for drawings and photos. Sub launched V2 You may have to search the external links or google some more to find anything substantial. More info. re: the M4 -- M4 Sherman tank (thing) Articles and Wikipedia entries (for those who may be interested): German Tanks Article: German Tanks in World War II. Soviet tanks T-26, T-27, T-34, T-35 heavy tank, T-38 amphibious tank, BT (fast tank s). American Tanks Article: American armored fighting vehicle production during World War II British tanks Matilda MK-I, Matilda Mk-II, Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger, Valentine tank, Article: Light Tanks of the UK, Sherman Firefly. Japanese tanks Article: List of Japanese tanks and armoured vehicles of the WWII period. Italian tanks Article: Those Magnificent Men ... in Their Iron Soap Boxes, Article: Italian Army Equipment in World War II (tanks will be found in this page). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 13 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. I can't believe I forgot the great Modern Mechanix blog http://blog.modernmechanix.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. And here's some WWII vehicles for Hero http://surbrook.devermore.net/adaptationsvehicles/vehicle.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted April 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. A link to a forgotten thread about GA resources: Golden Age Heroes... And another: Golden Age Resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Possible prototype for the batplane? Bugatti Model 100 racing plane. Experimental Nazi Rocket Plane Horten Nurflugels (Wing only) website B-35 in Naval Colors Junkers Ju 287 V1 Luftwaffe Secret Projects German Sub-Orbital Bomber "They say they're from the future." "This guy says he's from the future, too." The above may have actually existed Link to another "flying platform". XP-55 Ascender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. I found the following picture just as I posted the above. Doesn't look much like the "prototype", does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. A link to a site dedicated to "Art Deco", suitable for Golden age or Pulp campaigns. The Lippisch Aerodyne: (Possibly not "period", but don't it look cool?) Purported USAF flying saucers. My own theory is that they were not aerodynamically controlled, but that on-board turbine/electric generators produced power for the antigravity drives. The vertical fins and apparent control surfaces are there purely to decieve onlookers as to the true propulsion source, just in case a spy were to see one. Of course, since these are a little late for the Golden Age, you might imagine that Germany had a few of these in development sometime during the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Link to: Golden age cars (thread). WWII US Air Craft And because it never occurred to me until this very moment, a link to a Wikipedia article about the Golden Age of Comic Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. I recommend the following book: The Homefront : America during World War II, by Mark Jonathan Harris, Franklin D. Mitchell, Steven J. Schechter. It's a good oral history similar to, but slimmer than The Good War by Studs Terkel. It contains lots of good info for a Home Front campaign, all rendered in first-person accounts by people who were there at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. good to have you back sarge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Not sure if any of the linked threads mention, but the GURPS WWII product line, especially Wierd War II, are gems of inspiration. And let's not forget the Hero 4e Golden Age Champions book, if you can find it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Cross Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. I've got the 4e Golden Age Champions book.Great resource,but it wasn't properly edited,especially the character sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. I've got the 4e Golden Age Champions book.Great resource' date='but it wasn't properly edited,especially the character sheets.[/quote'] Oh, most definitely. Quite the pity, too - there were some fascinating characters in that book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmenace Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. A Weird War Two miniature showcase w links to the manufacturers http://wk.frothersunite.com/sc/pulp/weirdwar2.htm More conventional WW2 lines http://wk.frothersunite.com/sc/pulp/ww2.htm Pulp lines- 3 pages worth http://wk.frothersunite.com/sc/pulp/Pulpsc.htm WW1 figure lines http://wk.frothersunite.com/sc/pulp/ww1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 13 Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Shorpy Photo Archive http://www.shorpy.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted June 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Things they glossed over when I was in school: Social Darwinism Racial Hygeine Eugenics Movement Fascism German-American Bund I include these not because I approve, but that society on both sides of this conflict held some of these beliefs in common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Jess Nevins Golden Age Heroes Directory http://ratmmjess.tripod.com/gold/page.html Golden Age Comic Cover Gallery http://www.samuelsdesign.com/comics/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. Jess Nevins Golden Age Heroes Directory http://ratmmjess.tripod.com/gold/page.html Golden Age Comic Cover Gallery http://www.samuelsdesign.com/comics/ interesting thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted June 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 More recommended reading I checked out the following title from the library and found it to be a different, but interesting take on the Golden Age: Truth: Red White & Black. It's about the US Government trying to recreate the Super Soldier treatment after Professor Rheinstein's death. It's grim, but still a good look at race relations during WW II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Re: Golden Age resources: whatever you can think of. The International Superheroes website is, as always, a must for non-US superbeings. Obviously, a site with pages like Australian Golden Age Characters is relevant, and there's a lot of other countries covered as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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