In the pantheon of WW2 Movies, Fury is not that good of a movie, but for our purposes here today, I want to discuss a theme many fellow martial citizens can relate to: Self-Sufficiency and the realization that you cannot depend on any form of Government or “Higher Chain-of-Command” for you, your team or…
Category: War Movies
Foreign WW2 Movies Worth A Damn: Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)
‘Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle’ The story of Japanese Army Second Lt. Hiroo Onoda is an amazing one to say the least. For exactly 10,000 nights (29 years) Onoda survived alone in the jungles of the Philippine island of Lubang with only his wits, training and dedication to see him through until in…
Know Your Obscure WW2 History: Did You Know a Man Died During WW2 because he resembled Churchill?
Did You Know a Man Died During WW2 Because he resembled Churchill? This story reminded me of the classic 1976 WW2 Movie The Eagle has Landed (based on the novel by Jack Higgins) where a body double was used for Churchill as a lure for a possible kidnap attempt. In the movie, the body…
Iran
The movie W., like most Hollywood political movies, was mostly horse shit but I always remember this scene. This is the part that always stuck with me the most: “Iran: The Motherlode, third largest oil reserve in the world, 40% of the World’s Oil goes through the Strait of Hormuz. Control Iran. Control…
Anti-Tank 101: How Cumulative Projectiles Work
How Cumulative Projectiles Work Cumulative or HEAT warheads are the staple of infantry (man-portable) anti-tank weapons and are also used by artillery and various unarmoured and armoured vehicles for the purposes of anti-tank combat. Their main advantage over other types of anti-tank projectiles is that their effectiveness does not depend on the projectile’s velocity. As…
Memorial Day Weekend Movie Watch List
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…
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…
Movies on Guerilla Warfare
The Liberator This movie documents the life and exploits of Simon Bolivar, quite possibly, one of the most influential figures in the history of the South American continents struggle to be free of the Spanish Empire in the 19th Century. Although this movie is not so much about Guerilla Warfare per se, I…
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…