Крымская война (1853): взгляд из Лондона

Это мультипликационные вставки из английского фильма "Атака лёгкой кавалерии", сделанные на основе аутентичных газетных карикатур тех времён.

Саму атаку - абсурдную, самоубийственную и неудачную - англичане, кажется, оценивают высоко как символ силы духа.

Интересно смотреть, как англичане куражатся над поверженным противником. Что-то похожее было на Нюргберском процессе, например когда осуждённые гитлеровские военачальники обедали за столом, над которым были развешены верёвочные петли - жирный намёк.

А почему "саморазоблачение" не поясните?

К слову о наивно-непосредственной пропаганде: мне кажется, сюда гармонично подойдёт вот эта американская песня времён Первой мировой войны. Из сотен пропагандистских песен она своим цинизмом произвела на меня наибольшее впечатление. Судите сами.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOVNr9cn-Q8

Hunting The Hun

Over in France there's a game that's played
By all the soldier boys in each brigade
It's called Hunting the Hun
This is how it is done!

First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
You can capture them with ease
All you need is just a little Limburger cheese
Give 'em one little smell
They come out with a yell
Then your work is done
When they start to advance
Shoot 'em in the pants
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!

First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
You can capture them with ease
All you need is just a little Limburger cheese
Give 'em one little smell
They come out with a yell
Then your work is done
When they start to advance
Shoot 'em in the pants
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!

I met a soldier and he told me
It's just the latest thing across the sea
It's the game that is new
They're all doing it too!

First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
You can capture them with ease
All you need is just a little Limburger cheese
Give 'em one little smell
They come out with a yell
Then your work is done
When they start to advance
Shoot 'em in the pants
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!

First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
If you want to bring them out
Offer them a little bit of hot sauerkraut
They come over the top with a pip and a hop
Then your work is done
When they stop in to eat
Cut off their retreat
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!

First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
You can always make them pain
Let them know there's going to be a pinochle game
They come over the top with a pip and a hop
Then your work is done
When they first show their face
Crump 'em with a mace
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!