Sergeant York 1917 A Bridge Too Far The Bridge on the River Kwai The Railway Man Patton Saving Private Ryan Flags of our Fathers Dunkirk Hacksaw Ridge We Were Soldiers Full Metal Jacket Bat 21 Black Hawk Down Heartbreak Ridge Taking Chance 13 Hours Zero Dark Thirty Lone Survivor American Sniper The Hurt Locker Act…
Category: War Movies Worth A Damn
Foreign WWII Movie Trifecta
City of Life and Death takes place in 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army has just captured the then-capital of the Republic of China, Nanjing. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a period of several weeks where over two-hundred thousand…
Foreign War Movies Worth a Damn: The Eight Hundred (2020)
During the early days of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and on a greater scale World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Shanghai in what became known as the Battle of Shanghai. After holding back the Japanese for over 3 months, and suffering heavy losses, the Chinese army was forced to retreat due to the danger of being encircled. Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan of…
The Best War Films You Have Never Seen
THE BEST WAR FILMS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN This is a good starter list. If you want to dive a little deeper however, here are some realistic foreign war movies (w/english subtitles) definitely worth your time: Fortress of War (2010) Assembly (2007) Back to 1942 (2012) The East (2020) Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the…
Finland Winter/Continuation War Movie Recommendations
Since my post on The Winter War I got to thinking about a couple of movies that are definitely worth watching on the subject of Finland’s fight against Communism and true independence in the 20th Century. FYI: As is the case with finding QUALITY movies lately, both of these are foreign productions made out…
Joe Galloway – Ia Drang Valley
War Horse
War Horse Great article on the history of the often forgotten War Horse. Know Your History!
War Movies Worth a Damn: The East
‘The East’ Shows Why Indonesia’s War of Independence Is a Bridge Between WWII and Vietnam Before you watch the movie it would do you good to familarize yourself with the History of this little known War, often called “The Dutch Vietnam”: As an amateur military historian and writer, I really enjoyed the authentic “feel”…
Know Your WW2 History: The Battle of the Scheldt
WWII’s Forgotten Dutch Battle: The Battle of the Scheldt Netlfix just released a movie titled The Forgotten Battle which is partly about Operation Market Garden and The Battle of the Schedlt.
Anti-Communist Movies Worth A Damn: Dead or Alive – 1918
Dead or Alive 1918 “The Battle of Nasilinna 1918” – depicts the Finnish Civil War from the White army’s point of view. Lieutenant Melin’s soldiers mission is to penetrate the heart of the city and overtake the Nasilinna Palace from the Reds. The Finnish Civil War is definitely a worthwhile study for the anti-communist and…