Reply To: Interesting article about war films

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Couldnt agree more with Beevor.

As Oriskany states, probably best left there.

I may not agree with Beevor on all his historical writing, but you cant argue that he has written some of the outstanding historical books of the last 40 years and remains one of the most, if not the most, popular contemporary historians writing on WWII and one able to bridge the gap between dry historical academic research and popular writing. He and Martin Middlebrook for me arentwo of the few who can write history in an accesible way to the mass market and still retain a readership. Thus his comments hold some water.

As an author his books are always ones that I recommend to someone new to a period or genre.

Its a shame movies dont stay true to history. Truth is often stranger than fiction.