Three Well-Made and Realistic Documentaries that show the brutality and lunacy of War. Remember the Fallen. Restrepo Korengal The Battle for Marjah
Tag: Restrepo
War Documentaries Worth A Damn: Taking Fire
War Documentaries that are shot almost exclusively using a Soldier’s recorded Helmet Cam Video are getting to be the standard by which all 21st Century War Documentaries are judged now. After the groundbreaking Afghanistan War Documentary Restrepo by Sebastian Junger and the late Tim Hetheringon and their equally powerful follow-up Documentary, Korengal, which documented the lives of…
Sebastian Junger on Why Some Vets Miss War
Sebastian Junger on TedTalks. If you have not seen it already, I highly recommend the documentaries Restrepo, Korengal and the Last Patrol, all of them available on Netflix. I also recommend his book War.
Making Cover a Priority
“FINDING COVER MUST BE YOUR PRIORITY IN A GUNFIGHT: MOVEMENT & COVER=LIFE.” –Frosty talking to FNG, 2006 I had a serious case of Deja Vu’ and at the same time was reminded of the tactical importance of COVER while watching Netflix movie yesterday, Korengal, the follow up documentary to Restrepo by Sebastian Junger. It follows a Company from the 173rd Army Airborne while…