Problem
YouTube Video: "Saving Private Ryan D-Day Scene".
A. In watching Saving Private Ryan, what were your thoughts after viewing the scenes at Omaha beach?
B. How do you think those soldiers reflected on the experience of D-Day after the ordeal?
C. Does seeing combat at the tactical level change your perception of the war at a strategic level?
D. How do you think the savagery of the tactical level impacted strategic decisions?
E. Propaganda shown to US audiences at the time was overwhelmingly positive, and rarely showed Americans dying except in extreme acts of bravery. What, if any, do you think the disconnect between reality and popular perception had on soldiers heading to combat or returning from combat?
F. Summary - How did the Germans and Japanese finally surrender?