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- Warfare analysis - 0 - 26 May 21 20:14
For better or for worse, historical accuracy is often given up for entertainment purposes in military movies. Even the military movies most people think are accurate contain information that is misleading to viewers. Here are five major military movies that contain misleading and inaccurate historical information.
1. The Imitation Game (2014)
This 2014 historical biopic follows mathematical genius and cryptologist Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his role in breaking the German Enigma Code during the Second World War.
From left to right, Kiera Knightley, Matthew Beard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew Goode, and Allen Leech inÂ
The Imitation Game.Â
Based on the 1983 Biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges, the movie focuses on Turing’s role in building the machine that would eventually break the German Enigma Code. The movie would have the viewer believe that Turing single-handedly thought up the concept of this machine and then physically built it by hand.
In reality, however, an earlier version of Turing’s machine (nicknamed Bombe) had previously been invented by Polish cryptologists before Turing had even started working for the British Government.
Similarly, The Imitation Game would have its viewers believe that Turing was single-handedly responsible for the invention of Bombe, when in reality it was a joint effort by himself and fellow mathematician cryptologist Gordon Welchman. Interestingly enough, Welchman was not even mentioned in the film. Support
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