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Every bit as moving as the stage play and Steven Spielberg film, this is the true story of the million British horses who served in WWI. Using rare archival footage and testimony, it tells of the brutal realities faced by the British cavalry in an era of trench warfare, the huge losses suffered as horses transported supplies to the front lines, and the bonds between man and horse that helped both survive the hell of war.

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War Horse: The Real Story
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War Horse: The Real Story

Every bit as moving as the stage play and Steven Spielberg film, this is the true story of the million British horses who served in WWI. Using rare archival footage and testimony, it tells of the brutal realities faced by the British cavalry in an era of trench warfare, the huge losses suffered as horses transported supplies to the front lines, and the bonds between man and horse that helped both survive the hell of war.

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