WWI historian Alexander Watson rates six First World War battle scenes from movies and TV shows for realism. He discusses the accuracy of the trench warfare and military strategy portrayed in "1917" ...

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World War I historian Alexander Watson rates six First World War battle scenes from movies and TV shows for realism. He discusses the accuracy of trench warfare in "All Quiet on the Western Front" ...