This early attempt at germ warfare was only one of several ways the Germans targeted animals, including using a submarine to try to sink transport ships filled with horses, Koenig says. Koenig says the weak link may have been dockworkers who were paid to secretly infect the animals, but may not have followed through as instructed. 'It's a really interesting dichotomy in a family.'ДЄnton Dilger's plot was largely unsuccessful, says Robert Koenig, author of a book about Dilger, The Fourth Horseman: One Man's Mission to Wage the Great War in America. 'This guy's father does this incredible service in the American Civil War, and then his son chooses to support Germany in World War I,' Kolakowski says. As the war in Europe drew to a close, a group of Americans undertook a daring raid to protect Europes legendary horses including the famous Lipizzaners. It was a surprising choice for the son of Hubert Dilger, a German immigrant and decorated Civil War hero, who earned a Medal of Honor for his service. But I think there's also a downside to film.An Army horse wears a gas mask to guard against German gas attacks. 'That's an advantage that a film-maker should be able to use in a powerful way. To finish off the day, Helene Benkert told us about the warhorse in Europe, Dr Alex Pryor shared with us his isotope work revealing horse movement and. 'I envy the way film is able to show an audience close-ups, to see right into people's eyes,' he said. Stafford said he believed that Spielberg would almost certainly use CG effects to recreate the horses but he stressed that a film version of War Horse would inevitably be a very different experience from the stage version. 'I think he'll do a fantastic job and it's an amazing tribute 30 years after the book came out that a director like him wants to make a film,' he said. Alberts hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on. Nick Stafford, who adapted Morpurgo's work for the stage, said Spielberg was an ideal director for a story that blended the horrors of war with a family-friendly tale of loyalty between a young man and his horse. War Horse 2011 PG-13 2 h 26 m IMDb RATING 7.2 /10 156K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 3,569 198 Play trailer 2:26 3 Videos 99+ Photos Action Adventure Drama Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. 'I have to be honest with myself, I think it was that order, but I'm just so pleased they fell in love with it,' he said. 'I think what they did was fall in love with the play and then the story,' he said. The book nearly won the Whitbread prize and had modest sales, but it took an acclaimed adaptation by the National Theatre to bring it to Hollywood's attention. The book is written from the viewpoint of Joey as he is sold to the Army and used as a pack horse on the trenches. Morpurgo came up with his idea for an anthropomorphic children's novel after chatting to a First World War veteran in his local pub. The author's publishers have been inundated with requests for translation rights over the past six months to coincide with the film's global release. Also used for hunting, the courser was better for hard battle and fast pursuit. Occasionally, coursers were preferred over destriers because of their speed. Go over each term briefly as an introduction to the World War I. Have students look up the vocabulary terms in the word cloud using their textbooks, a computer or on their own device (cell phone, tablet, laptop, etc.).

Pass out the worksheet World War I Word Cloud. The involvement of such a high profile director has led to unprecedented interest in Morpurgo's original book, which was only translated into a handful of languages when published 28 years ago. They were the most common medieval warhorses, being slightly more expensive and better quality than rounceys, but not as expensive as destriers. War Horse Lesson Plans Teacher Instructions I. Dreamworks and their distribution partner Disney hope to have the film in cinemas by autumn 2011, meaning that War Horse will beat Spielberg's other current project вЂ“ a 3D animation of Tintin with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson вЂ“ to the silver screen.

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