Thread by @ReassessHistory

so it begins

wwii in color: victory in europe

https://twitter.com/ReassessHistory/status/1475785779343470599

color footage is crap quality

unclear colorizers checked more than 30 secs of girls und panzer

docu narrative appears hard conf bias

already looking at model ideas on phone as now feels lots of filler about funtimes in paris

there are some good talking heads but this ep feels cringe worthy so far

really dated in tone

parisian account is good

brief bright moment

pretty sure this was the series which wanted peeps to provide accounts, photos and film for free on fb

95% sure

timeline is very jumpy

not as coherent

but that allows an iffy narrative to be legitimised by appearance of academic faces, which rarely get a say in the cut etc

currently occupation a documentary

now footage of London

unironically pushes degaulle as mega relevant

some serious overselling on size of free french

then downplayed by holland

which is good but why include former line

leclerc

now there is a proper dynamic figure

again

a glimmer

there is a LOT of filler here

THAT nonsensical comment about normandy...

honestly awful

but again

filler filler filler

most of this could have been cut

paris destruction plans mentioned

this is probs the point of the show

but what a slog to reach this point

lol suggestion normandy has stalled as it is ALL GOING ZOWN

misleading

beyond so

so we are now onto 15 Aug

and we start need to looking at how tail wags the dog

also how the allies are gonna struggle to assist

leclerc is in normandy

ike and co don't want this

this is mega dramatic political drama and they focus on street pew pews

black and white footage feels better

ive seen tons of it

to much other rando footage is used to pad

now we get onto political drama

talking heads make good points

allied command was terrified of supporting paris

this is a much bigger story but played down, to my mind at least

pls do leclerc trash goblin assault justice

no mention of monty

I am still waiting for leclercs goblin raid on us fuel and arms

Still.

all the cool drama is overlooked

victory footage is cool but again

we have seen all this many times before

I am so disappointed leclercs amazing tale of becoming the tail that wags shaef's dog is kicked to the kerb

huge failure

gore feels gratituous in the extreme

doesn't serve a suitable point

footage of brits presented as French army

Mhmmm

bit on reprisals is ok

bar eyewitness account

this is still pretty textbook

comments that this is start of downfall of third reich...

there were a few events that suggested before!

finished

firm d-

resit class and remedial work needed