As I struggle through this film I have to admit that I did not read the book. The film is disjointed and to me, doesn't do justice to the thousands of men affected by this significant event in WWII. What with the invasive sound track? I was so looking forward to this movie, but came away highly disappointed. The continuity is senseless, and much dialog is not critical to the story line. For a$100m you could have done a heck of a job, but this is rubbish. If I had been a big name actor in this film I would try to keep my name from being associated with this movie.