The United States Army or U.S. Army is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It was founded on 3rd June 1784 by the Congress of the Confederation, to replace the disbanded Continental Army which fought in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).[1][2] The U.S. Army dates its institutional inception from the origin of that armed force in 1775.[3] The army has appeared or been referenced in numerous James Bond adventures since its introduction into the series in Ian Fleming's 1959 novel Goldfinger and often appears as an ally of 007 via his contacts in the American CIA.
Appearances[]
Goldfinger (novel)[]
Approximately sixty thousand (approximately twenty thousand of which are combat troops) military personnel are quartered at Fort Knox. They are listed as consisting of the Spearhead of the Third Armoured Division, the 6th Armoured Cavalry Regiment, the 15th Armour Group, the 160th Engineer Group and approximately half a division from all units of the United States Army currently going through the Armoured Replacement Training Centre and Military Human Research Unit No. 1. There is also "a considerable body of men associated with Continental Armoured Command Board No. 2, the Army Maintenance Board and various activities connected with the Armoured Centre."[4] Auric Goldfinger intends to kill of the inhabitants of Fort Knox as part of his plan to break into the depository. Goldfinger plans to introduce poison into the water supply. Whilst in captivity, James Bond manages to smuggle out a message warning of the attack and in both versions the villain's plan is thwarted by the U.S. Army.
Goldfinger (film)[]
Much of the novel's storyline remains similar in the movie adaptation, although Auric Goldfinger opts to use Nerve Gas to kill the inhabitants of Fort Knox.
Moonraker (film)[]
Among the military personnel found in the situation room are also U.S. Army officers.
Licence to Kill (film)[]
Colonel Heller used to serve with the 'green berets', the U.S. Army Special Forces before starting to work for Franz Sanchez. Also, Pam Bouvier used to be a pilot with the U.S. Army.
Die Another Day (film)[]
The second half of the movie is partly set in the U.S. command bunker in South Korea, where a lot of U.S. army personnel, lead by General Chandler, can be seen.
007 Legends[]
The 2012 video-game 007 Legends re-imagines the plot of Goldfinger for its opening missions. As with its literary and cinematic counterparts, Auric Goldfinger attempts to break into Fort Knox, but is confronted by the Felix Leiter and the United States Army. During a prolonged firefight, 007, Leiter and the Army battle Goldfinger's men and push towards an Atomic Bomb planted inside the depository.
Equipment[]
Weapons[]
- American M1928 Thompson
- American M1928A1 Thompson
- British Sterling SMG
- American M14 Rifle
- American M1 Carbine
- American M1 Garand
- American Browning M2
- American Colt M16A2
- American Colt XM177 Commando
- Belgian M249 SAW Paratrooper
Vehicles[]
- American AM General HMMWV M1025
- American M48A3 Patton tank
- American Ford F-100 pick-up
- American Willys M38
- American Ford Falcon Military Police car
- British Bedford QLD truck
- American Dodge M43 ambulance
- American M59 Armored Personnel Carrier
- American International Harvester Loadstar truck
- American Willys MB 'Jeep'
- American Chevrolet Task-Force truck
- American Ford Customline Country Sedan staff car
- American Chevrolet Task-Force Apache 31 Stepside truck
Helicopters[]
- American Boeing Chinook HC2
See also[]
- British Army
- People's Liberation Army (Communist China)
- Soviet Army (Red Army)
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Navy
References[]
- ↑ Library of Congress, Journals of the Continental Congress, Volume 27
- ↑ "Army Birthdays". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved on 3 June 2010.
- ↑ 14 June: The Birthday of the U.S. Army. United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved on 1 July 2011. an excerpt from Robert Wright, The Continental Army
- ↑ Fleming, Ian (2012). Goldfinger. Random House, p.285.
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