Peter Houghton

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The action sequences were excellent, especially the Canadian attempt to cross the causeway by direct assault. But i think the modern attempt to be democratic and create a sympathetic Nazi left little time to show the truth of the 'forgotten battle' of the title, so unfortunately the operation itself will remain largely forgotten as a result. And it collapsed into familiar tropes - The small section of British Airborne troops had the snarky cockney, belligerent scot, spoilt kid trying to prove himself, cynical officer etc etc. They seemed like untrained modern kids, not the elite of British Airborne Forces in WW2. And where were the British commandos who actually led the assault on Walcheren? Anyway, it's a compelling film and the art direction is excellent. And Canadians will be well pleased to be finally represented in a film about the fight into Germany in 44/45.

The Forgotten Battle

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Very interesting and detailed read... but focuses only on the right, and by doing so, highlights the actual problem. An inability to see the faults on your own side and to accept and understand the true nature of polarisation - it captures all of us. To be self-righteous is to be wrong. He misses this universal human condition and as such... just takes a side. A shame, because the actual mechanism he examines is identified perfectly. It's just that he can't seem to see how he himself is just in a parallel bubble, blaming everything on someone else.

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