No, I'm sorry. I didn't make myself clear. The Crimson Field was set during the first World War, not the second. Regardless, it certainly got lost in the shuffle.
You're right, we don't see that much about WWI. The Great Influenza was almost completely forgotten until COVID, outside of epidemiology.
Downton Abbey! That's the one!
Parade's End was a mini-series based on the novels by Ford Madox Ford. It was set before and during WWI. It was excellent, though brutally realistic. Not an easy watch for sure, but worth it for me. I didn't go on to read the novels. It came out around the same time as The Crimson Field, actually. Was there a centenary year--yes. Of course. 2014.
This one's really old--from 1979--so I don't know how well it would hold up after all these years. The BBC mini-series based on Testament of Youth, Vera Brittain's WWI memoir, became kind of an obsession--I read every volume of her memoirs, too.
I remember liking a couple of those WWII dramas. The detective series one was good--Foyle's War. The Bletchley Circle was pretty good, another mystery type series, but set post-WWII. I only watched a few episodes of Call the Midwife. It looked excellent--great characters, etc., but wow. So intense. A little bit went a long way for me. I did read the book it was based on and loved it. I can't remember any of the other series.
Oh dear, I've gone dreadfully OT, haven't I?
I like this meme. It's going to give me plenty of ideas for things to watch. ♥
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You're right, we don't see that much about WWI. The Great Influenza was almost completely forgotten until COVID, outside of epidemiology.
Downton Abbey! That's the one!
Parade's End was a mini-series based on the novels by Ford Madox Ford. It was set before and during WWI. It was excellent, though brutally realistic. Not an easy watch for sure, but worth it for me. I didn't go on to read the novels. It came out around the same time as The Crimson Field, actually. Was there a centenary year--yes. Of course. 2014.
This one's really old--from 1979--so I don't know how well it would hold up after all these years. The BBC mini-series based on Testament of Youth, Vera Brittain's WWI memoir, became kind of an obsession--I read every volume of her memoirs, too.
I remember liking a couple of those WWII dramas. The detective series one was good--Foyle's War. The Bletchley Circle was pretty good, another mystery type series, but set post-WWII. I only watched a few episodes of Call the Midwife. It looked excellent--great characters, etc., but wow. So intense. A little bit went a long way for me. I did read the book it was based on and loved it. I can't remember any of the other series.
Oh dear, I've gone dreadfully OT, haven't I?
I like this meme. It's going to give me plenty of ideas for things to watch. ♥