Saving_Private_Ryan__History_V._Hollywood

Saving Private Ryan: History V. Hollywood World War Two began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. It ended September 2, 1945 with the Japanese surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri. The conflict lasted six years and cost countless lives. One of the most famous battles fought during this war occurred in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. Hollywood has attempted to tell the story of this battle but one has to ask how does it compare to the actual event. Saving Private Ryan has been said by historians and veterans alike to give the most historical account. To accurately make a comparison one has to look at the historical facts of June 6, 1944 or D-Day. The movie expects pre-knowledge but to tie all of the facts together one must look at all the facts. The invasion gave prominence to land forces but provided major roles for air and sea components. Allied air forces carried three airborne divisions into battle. These divisions attacked targets throughout the invasion area before and after the landing to support the main assault forces. More than 5,000 ships ranging from battleships to landing crafts carried, escorted and landed the saving, ryan, private, invasion, one, landing, landed, german, forces, war, omaha, off, sequence, normandy, june, films, beaches, beach, battle, american, world, while, true, story, soldiers, niland, movie, fought, film, facts, earlier, divisions, d-day, before, battlefield