They are not pointless details, first off. I did not post the maps because of movie, but because of the game and the fact that I thought it was a great find to stumble on such detailed maps back when I first did two years ago.

And I did not post them in an effort to talk about how the movie was "wrong". Quite the opposite.

I was pointing out that the movie did a good job at portraying the feeling of what happened on that beach without spending the entire movie doing so; unlike what was said about it at the time it came out by people who did not know what they were talking about and who really felt cheated that Spielberg did not spend an extra 10 million dollars to find and import a real Tiger tank to Ireland for 30 minutes of film.

So clearly you missunderstood why I posted this.

It is not pointless. I posted it because it is FACINATING!!

Like many people, I have been very interested in the events surrounding the Invasion of France since I was a small boy. Omaha Beach and what the Airborn did were areas of particular awe. Clearly Spielberg felt the same way since he found a way to get the Rangers and Omaha Beach AND the 101st Airborn in the same movie and do a great job all along the way.

I even went so far as to get a copy of the offical Department of Defense report on Omaha Beach that was prepared and given to the surviving D-Day vets in 1994. And it is AMAZING.

Of course one can just enjoy the movie. But I am sorry if you care so little for the actual history behind it. Your loss.

[This message has been edited by LordLovat (edited January 16, 2002).]