It's All a Game

In 1978 work started on a documentary about the Battle Re-enactment Associate (BRA), the UK's first organized World War 2 reenactment group. The finished documentary was titled "It's All a Game." No reference to the documentary can be found on IMDb, and a detailed write-up on the documentary can only be found in Issue No. 24 of After the Battle Magazine from 1979. The good news is that thanks to the World War 2 Living History Association (WW2 LHA) it's possible to watch the documentary. The WW2 LHA is the direct descendant of BRA and to celebrate their 30th Anniversary in 2008, the group posted the "It's All a Game" documentary in three part YouTube. The documentary is notable on this blog just because of the armoured vehicles involved in the final 'Battle of Molash' scene, but also for the passing references to the several period war films productions.

So with no further ado, courtesy of WW2 LHA: It's All a Game...

The Start of British WW2 Reenactment Part 1

The Start of British WW2 Reenactment Part 2

The Start of British WW2 Reenactment Part 3

And as further bonus 2 more related YouTube vids - Russell Harty Meets The B.R.A

And The Battle of Pebble Mill (Late 1970s) B.R.A Action