The Lost Battalion

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Buy The Lost Battalion. Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 01/29/2002 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Nr

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The Lost Battalion Description

• ISBN13: 9780767043878
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

The true World War I story of an American unit that was surrounded by German troops and pounded mercilessly for days (at times even by its own artillery) is vividly portrayed in this made-for-television film starring Rick Schroder. Playing a patrician New York City lawyer commissioned a major and sent into combat, Schroder commands a battalion composed of New York wiseacres as well as so-called "apple knockers" from the West. The plot is straightforward (and will be familiar to those who know World War I history), but the film rises above what could have been a clichéd telling of the story of Major Whittlesey and his heroic men. The action sequences, shot tightly with hand-held cameras, owe a debt to Saving Private Ryan, and the surreal horror of World War I, in which armies killed with machine guns yet communicated by carrier pigeon, is conveyed very well. --Robert J. McNamara





The Lost Battalion Review


The Lost Battalion is one of those stories you just can not help but think "is this real"? Most assuredly it is real and compelling viewing. The story once again looks at the American citizen soldier and just what he/she can do when the going gets tough. Told against the horrors of the First World War a battalion of soldiers is cut off from their support in an ill-fated attack in the Argonne in 1918. That they manage to hang on against all the Germans can throw at them for days on end is a tribute to the leadership of their officers and the tenacity of the men.

Rick Schroder is outstanding as the lawyer-turned-soldier who leads and inspires his command to hang on in the face of fearful odds. Stick with this one as it shows the futility of war as well has the triumph of the human spirit. You can buy Cheap The Lost Battalion online fast and easy, Shop Today!.

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