The best bits of any World War One video to me is the early war footage or even better pre war manouevres - it all looks jolly fun as everyone marches off with a spring in their step unaware of the attrition and horror that awaits them. This sequence has some of that type of material - ok its colourised but I think it's worth a watch - maybe with the sound down.
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"....it all looks jolly fun as everyone marches off with a spring in their step unaware of the attrition and horror that awaits them."
ReplyDeleteThat's my issue with the comedy "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines." The 1910 pilot characters are doomed.
Yesterday, I saw the Movie " Flyboys" on DVD. A great one about a squadron of American volunteers serving in French air force during WW1. For a view on the opposite side, see the "Red Baron", also a very good action film, although the air combat scenes are better in "Flyboys". Both films are recent and make use of the latest special effects technology. Impressive !
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