The Cynical Historian

Battlefield V | The Diatribe (2018x39)

Air date: Nov 11, 2018

Everyone has been talking about the historical accuracy of the upcoming game, Battlefield 5. Most of it has centered around a woman. Let's talk about why this is actually a fairly silly thing to complain about and the role many women took in WWII. ------------------------------------------------------------ references: D’Ann Campbell, "Women in the American Military," A Companion to American Military History, vol.1, James C. Bradford, ed. (Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing, 2010), 869-879. https://amzn.to/2RRAdKL. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_World_War_II https://explorethearchive.com/6-incredible-female-spies-of-world-war-ii https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/allied-world-war-2-female-spy-movies ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian or pick up some merchandise at SpreadShirt: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cynicalhistorian LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 Discord: https://discord.gg/Ukthk4U Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ Wiki: The announcement trailer was met with a backlash from fans of the series who criticized the game for a lack of historical accuracy and authenticity. Complaints were given to the use of certain weapons, prosthetics, and body art as being very uncommon in that time period.[13] Some fans were also frustrated with the portrayal of women in the game, specifically with the British woman featured in the trailer since British women never participated in frontline combat and were mostly relegated to supporting roles.[14] Although acknowledging that British women were rarely on the frontline, critics have responded that female soldiers did participate in World War II highlighting real-life examp