I think that context is really critical in evaluating these snippets from early cinema. For those that have no experience with what combat is other than the primitive still photographs, this little film gives a feel for the fortunes of war. While it is lacking in an explanation (which may have been the case at that time) we at least get a sense of things. The special effects are laughable by modern standards, but try putting yourself in this milieu.
Review of The Surrender of Tournavos
