A historian analyzes D-Day scenes from Saving Private Ryan in which American soldiers clear out German bunkers, and the film gets a few things wrong. Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed World War II drama was released in 1998, chronicling the journey of Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) and his unit across occupied France to bring home the last surviving brother of the Ryan family. Saving Private Ryan was a major success and has gone down as one of the best war movies of all time, due in no small part to its depiction of the American landing at Omaha Beach.
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Author: Ryan Northrup
