Saving Private Ryan gives a visceral and bloody account of what happened on D-Day. Death and suffering. Bodies everywhere. But actual photos from D-Day are typically very polished and show few if any bodies. Why the discrepancy? Which is more accurate? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Saving Private Ryan gives a visceral and bloody account of what happened on D-Day. Death and suffering. Bodies everywhere. But actual photos from D-Day are typically very polished and show few if any bodies. Why the discrepancy? Which is more accurate?

by CW03158

Georgy_K_Zhukov

I've written on this topic before, so this older thread might be of interest.