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Originally Posted by Dread Knot
Much the same way that Ceaser wrote kind things about the military prowess of Vercingetorix to make his own victory seem that much impressive among the masses.
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Or the British glorification of Erwin Rommel, first to excuse his successes against them, then later when the tide of war had turned to raise morale for having beaten the great Desert Fox.
The way I see it no movie, no matter how "accurate" can be a realistic portrayal of war. Bill Mauldin (or maybe it was Ernie Pyle) once commented that to make a movie realistic the audience should have to endure random sniper fire while they watch it.