Lancaster – Above and Beyond The Avro Lancaster was a British Heavy Bomber used extensively during WW2 to take the war into Germany. This documentary dives deep into both the history of the aircraft itself and the amazing crews that flew them into battle. The Dambuster Operation of 1943, aka Squadron X led by…
Category: World War Two Movies Worth A Damn
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…
More Foreign WW2 Movies Worth A Damn
‘Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle’ The story of WW2 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….
Military History Movies Worth A Damn: Asian Top 5 List
1. City of Life and Death (2009) This gritty epic from 2009 depicts the Rape of Nanking by the Japanese Imperial Army in 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The majority of the movie is in black and white which adds to the authenticity and historical realism. Chinese with English subtitles. 2. Back to 1942 …
Foreign WW2 Movies Worth A Damn: Back to 1942
Back to 1942 a Chinese Made Period Piece/War Movie from 2012 that tells the tragic story of the great Henan Famine of 1942-43 and the invasion of mainland China by the Japanese. It stars Adrien Brody and Tim Robbins. (Chinese with English subtitles.) I will warn you right now, this is a tough, gritty watch….
WW2 Movies Worth A Damn: The Railway Man (2013)
It’s no secret I am a Writer, Veteran and all around Military History Nut, but I am also somewhat of a amateur film enthusiast. So when I come across a film(particularly a WW2 film) that I feel is worthwhile (which is not very often since as you know very FEW films that come out of…
Every Man Dies Alone
This Fantastic Book was made into a Movie starring Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson called Alone in Berlin. I Highly Recommend it to all my fellow WW2 Historians out there.
WW2 Documentaries Worth A Damn: Wartime Portraits
I was surfing Netflix the other day and ran across this WW2 Documentary series called “Wartime Portraits” Part live-action historical footage and part animation, this visually inventive Polish series offers striking portrayals of some of the most daring and unsung Polish heroes of WW2. As a World War Two History fanatic, I love reading and…
Foreign WW2/War Movies Worth A Damn #1
OK, so I started thinking about a list of some Foreign War Movies worth a look. Most people would not believe that some of the best and most realistic World War Two (and War Movies in general) are foreign made. (Yes they have English subtitles, so you lazy couch potatoes will have to read some!…