saving private ryan

Homework

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.  Go to the Encyclopedia Britannica site and the accompanying Normandy site (Especially the Omaha pages). Compare the film to the real events – how real is Saving Private Ryan?

http://normandy.eb.com/normandy/

saving private ryan

Homework

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.

3.  Go to the Encyclopedia Britannica site and the accompanying Normandy site (Especially the Omaha pages). Compare the film to the real events – how real is Saving Private Ryan?

http://normandy.eb.com/normandy/