D-Day depictions in film and TV: The best and worst ranked by historians

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Thinking of watching a D-Day movie? Read this first. We've enlisted the help of three top Second World War military historians to sort the must-watch from the best avoided.

D-Day has been re-created in literature, TV, film - and even video games - across the last eight decades. The largest amphibious invasion in history - when Allied forces landed on the coast in northern France on 6 June 1944 - was an event that changed the course of history. So, it's no surprise it's made an impression on the big screen.

When it comes to the culmination of D-Day, you cut from real footage where there are millions of ships and men, to filmed in a swimming pool. Two people jump out of a cardboard landing craft. I'm exaggerating, but not much. It's a worthy effort but ultimately fails. I give it five out of 10.'HISTORIAN VIEW - PETER: 'This is a creature of its time, coming out when anti-militarism was at its height both in the UK and US.

 

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