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Battle of the Somme: The True Story( 2006)

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The Battle of the Somme was the bloodiest day in the history of England. Since then, debate has raged over the legitimacy of the only combat footage of the battle. Now, a team of investigators is using science to solve this 90-year-old mystery.

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    Written by Peter McGinn on Sun Apr 05 2020
    This is one of the best documentaries about war that I have seen. Although fairly short at 70 minutes, it succeeds partly because it narrows its scope. It focuses not only on a single battle but also from the perspective of a single regiment from Newfoundland Canada. The film tackles the story from multiple angles. It talks about the battle in general terms, as you would expect, to place it in perspective. It also follows a forensic team investigating a propaganda film that was made at the time, thought to include the very first live combat footage. But the\at propaganda film as it was edite...

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