Historical Analysis Of The Film Slaughter In The Trenches

The film “Slaughter in the Trenches” shows us a big part of how terrible the World War 1 was. Men, who signed up to serve in the war, were signing up for their death. Thousands of men fought in the war, but only few hundred survived. Many of these men who did survive, became pieces of evidence of the warfare to show the world what a war does to people. The film introduces us to the trench warfare and does a great job of portraying the war, the lives of the men, and the countries that participated in it.
The German, French and British were all in the involved in this warfare. The British had to help France because without their help, France would have never survived. The war was a big mess but it was clear who the enemy was. The film does imply that Germany was the enemy by the expert historians in the film. Expert historians in the film are subjective towards the Germans. They seem to be in favor of the British and the French. Malcolm

It includes letters from soldiers of both sides of the war, participant interviewees, and expert historians. This helps make the film seem to be a reliable source of the historical event. The letters adds a great touch to the film because it allows the viewer to feel sympathy for the men and gives us a real account of how the men felt. The men kept diaries and journals of what actually happened which creates the film to be a historical reliable source. The participant interviews also help make the film more a reliable source because then interviewees are old men who went through the war. These men give us a small part of what it was like to be in the war. These men had suffered a great deal and help make the film more reliable. The expert historians are the ones that create bias in the film. This removes the how credible the film could be because of the bias. Overall, including more that one piece of evidence helps the film be a trustworthy piece of historical