Death And Destruction In The Falaise Gap DVD

Death And Destruction In The Falaise Gap

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In August 1944, Field Marshall Montgomery launched an audacious campaign to trap the German 5th and 7th Panzer Armies in Lower Normandy, forming a ring of steel around them with American, British, Canadian and Polish armour. The increasingly-encircled German forces, however, comprised some of the toughest and most battle-hardened units in Hitler's Army - and what would become known as the 'Falaise Gap' became synonymous with carnage. This film tells the story of this important post-D-Day battle using frontline footage from both Allied and German camera crews, interviews with tank commanders and Typhoon strike aircraft pilots and newsreels, plus insights from military historian Jack Livesey.

Death And Destruction In The Falaise Gap details

Format:	Ex DVD
Genre:	Documentary - Entertainment
Studio:	SIMPLY MEDIA

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
Death And Destruction In The Falaise Gap	Ex Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 38 minutes
Rental release:	11 Jun 2007
Main languages:	English

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A Little Uninspired

By Thasaidon (5 reviews) from Doncaster , 01 Aug 2007

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A reasonable and worthy documentary but it is a little uninspired. I have a special interest in this battle as my father was in the the Polish forces, who took part in the battle.

The story of the battle is potentially gripping but this film does not manage to convey this. It also could have used the reminiscenses of more survivors of the battle.

Factually the documentary does cover the events of the battle and the wrangling in the Allied high command but could have gone into more depth.

Well worth viewing but could have been better.
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A Little Uninspired

By Thasaidon (5 reviews) from Doncaster , 01 Aug 2007

A reasonable and worthy documentary but it is a little uninspired. I have a special interest in this battle as my father was in the the Polish forces, who took part in the battle.

The story of the battle is potentially gripping but this film does not manage to convey this. It also could have used the reminiscenses of more survivors of the battle.

Factually the documentary does cover the events of the battle and the wrangling in the Allied high command but could have gone into more depth.

Well worth viewing but could have been better.
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