I've often heard of the 1916 silent film The Battle of the Somme and I'm glad to say that it's available on YouTube! I finally got around to watching it. It's an hour and a half long film that documents the first day of the battle. It was produced specifically for civilians back in Great Britian and was quite shocking when it premiered. It was later pulled from theatres since it was deemed counterproductive to civilian morale.
It's an interesting historical document that I think it worth checking out.
Here's a link to it: youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_OZfaiUlc&t=2091s
It's an interesting historical document that I think it worth checking out.
Here's a link to it: youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_OZfaiUlc&t=2091s