A documentary, using dramatization of fact, that examines the Battle of Verrières Ridge, where on July 25, 1944 and not long after D-Day, an inexperienced battalion of the Canadian Black Watch Regiment launched a doomed attack and was defeated with heavy casualties by veteran German SS troops. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini series.
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 (1992) is currently not available on any services.
Patrick Goyette , Nicholas Campbell , Adrian Hough , Wayne Robson , Nigel Bennett , Stewart Arnott
Brian McKenna
ONF | NFB
