The
screenplay
for
this
...
he
learns
the
truth.
However,
for
a
little
while,
Jacob
the
Liar
kept
hope
alive
in
a
hopeless
situation.
[ best war films - 1975 ]
Generous
doses
of
newsreel
...
the
shock
of
his
first
battle.
Tom
is
killed
on
D-Day--hence
the
film's
title,
an
allusion
to
"Operation
Overlord."
[ best war films - 1975 ]