Instructions:
Vocabulary: Define the listed terms and describe how or why they are significant
to the film and / or the history involved. You may have to use outside sources.
| 1. LCVP |
5. FUBAR |
| 2. medic |
6. 101st Airborne Division |
| 3. General George C. Marshall |
7. POW |
| 4. sniper |
8. Tiger (Panzer) |
Discussion: Write a paragraph or a short paper to explain the requested
information. Why is this important to the history involved?
1. The fighting on the beach was brutal. The Germans had planned on
stopping the invasion at the water's edge.
a.) Describe the German defensive works.
b.) Explain how it was that the Americans managed to overcome the defenses along
the beach.
2. Read the discussion of the film and of D-Day by Stephen Ambrose - Ambrose on D-Day. Then go to the Encyclopedia Britannica site Imagining Private Ryan
and the accompanying Normandy
site (Especially the Omaha pages). Compare the film to the real
events -- how real is Saving Private Ryan?
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