I just saw`"Dunkirk".
I did not realise the British were issued with fresh clothing and equipment daily to be immaculately clean and in perfect uniform at all times. The few dirty characters had obviously objected to the makeup people doing much more than dusting their faces with pretend dirt.
They were certainly ahead of their time because when they reached the beaches they paraded in orderly groups and some scenes recorded how they had spent the entire day policing the beach for not a single cigarette butt or biscuit wrapper soiled the area.
Their vehicles were probably parked in the Dunkirk city parking areas (with tickets on the dashboard).
You certainly do not get the sense of a beaten Army struggling to survive while all hands were to the pumps to rescue them in terrible circumstances.
It probably does not matter to the current generation who have been brought up on "reality" TV shows.
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