Pearl Harbor - 75th Anniversary
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I think he means The Boer War.
That was was actually very well documented - but the main media in that era was newspapers. Some notable newspaper reports were filed - some by a certain Winston Churchill. It did take place during the earliest part of the film era but movie technology was in its infancy and I can't recall ever seeing any film of any aspects of the South African War.
It definitely predated the radio era too although veterans would still have been around in the 1920s to 1940 ( as depicted by the character Corporal Jones in "Dad's Army") but I can't recall hearing any recordings or seeing any interviews with veterans of that era.
World War 1 was the first war where aspects were filmed and, after the war, veterans were interviewed extensively for film, radio and TV projects.
World War 2 was, of course, very well covered by all sides through film and radio.
That was was actually very well documented - but the main media in that era was newspapers. Some notable newspaper reports were filed - some by a certain Winston Churchill. It did take place during the earliest part of the film era but movie technology was in its infancy and I can't recall ever seeing any film of any aspects of the South African War.
It definitely predated the radio era too although veterans would still have been around in the 1920s to 1940 ( as depicted by the character Corporal Jones in "Dad's Army") but I can't recall hearing any recordings or seeing any interviews with veterans of that era.
World War 1 was the first war where aspects were filmed and, after the war, veterans were interviewed extensively for film, radio and TV projects.
World War 2 was, of course, very well covered by all sides through film and radio.
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