Favorite war movies. What's yours?

[urbanrifleman]

Just got this.

Every American kid should have to read this.

 

[rr2030]

I like learning about World War I, and especially how it led up to World War II and the actual footage narrated by Mark Felton amongst others. I have seen most of the other war movies produced by Hollywood as mentioned in other posts and most of them are good. But I have gravitated more towards learning actual facts about these two campaigns. Truly a mind-boggling time to have actually participated in and lived through to tell others about…. least we forget.

I mentioned earlier, the Devil's Brigade. First Special Services Force. The movie was based (loosely) on them. Search youtube for the the documentary series.

Devils Brigade

Hand to Hand

 

[lb-ft]

Inglorious Bastards

 

[Walt Krafft]

Flight of the Intruder
All the others mentioned.

 

[js2013]

I’m just glad nobody said Top Gun.... ugh barf

 

[cwebster]

FURY
We were soldiers
Hunt for Red October
The Patriot

 

[M-61]

I like learning about World War I, and especially how it led up to World War II

The more you read about WW1 the more you will see how it led us to where we are today.
It not only gave us Vietnam on a silver platter
but made WW11 inevitable.

 

[willyp19]

Here are a few of my favorites, so hard to pick just one.

• The Bridge on the River Kwai
• The Longest Day
• A Bridge too far
• Cross of Iron

 

[Triple G]

Zulu
Gettysburg
Sergeant York
A Bridge Too Far
Pork Chop Hill

 

[TrapperBR549]

Stripes.

 

[Bob3700]

One no one has mentioned is the WW1 Aviation saga - Fly Boys. The real story of wW1 fighter pilots and the pearls they faced. No armor, open cockpits, highly flammable aircraft, tactics that were non- existent and being created on the spot.

 

[coldboreshot]

12 Strong

 

[Wolfdog91]

Not a movie but generation kill is one of the most accurate war series ever made

 

[One Eye Pete]

A documentary series, not really a movie, but I can watch ”Victory At Sea” all day long. It also has an excellent musical score by Richard Roger’s.

 

[KSPony]

Mongo -

" Bridge on the river Kwai " ( Sir Alec Guinness)

" The enemy below " ( Robert Mitchum)

" The longest day " ( Henry Fonda )

" The Battle of Britain " ( Michael Caine )

" Hell in the Pacific " ( Toshiro Mifune )

" From here to eternity ( Butt Lancaster )

" The big red One " ( Lee Marvin )

" Midway " ( Dennis Quaid )



With regards,
. 357Mag

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A lot of good ones on these lists but one of the first that came to my mind was The Big Red One. Surprised I had to make it three pages deep to see it.

To Hell and Back, The Audie Murphy story is a good one too.

 

[Wottchitt]

The Lighthorsemen 1987
About a unit of Australian Lighthorse in the north African desert in WW1.

 

[Wottchitt]

A lot of good ones on these lists but one of the first that came to my mind was The Big Red One. Surprised I had to make it three pages deep to see it.

To Hell and Back, The Audie Murphy story is a good one too.

To Hell and Back
I loved it when it came out in my youth.

 

[Fuj]

The Lighthorsemen 1987
About a unit of Australian Lighthorse in the north African desert in WW1.

Speaking of the Australians....."Danger Close" Battle of Long Tan. True
story. Golipoli would be another.

Some Japanese / Burma war drama with Nick Nolte "Farewell to the King"
Good beer and popcorn flick. loosely based on a true story.

 

[Camper]

The more you read about WW1 the more you will see how it led us to where we are today.
It not only gave us Vietnam on a silver platter
but made WW11 inevitable.

Have you seen the mini series Apocalypse WWI?

I don't think General Pershing gets enough credit for keeping us out of their senseless trench meat grinders, that the allies were begging him to get our boys involved in.

 

[M-61]

Have you seen the mini series Apocalypse WWI?

I don't think General Pershing gets enough credit for keeping us out of their senseless trench meat grinders, that the allies were begging him to get our boys involved in.

Yes I certainly have. ‘Meat grinder’
Is the correct word choice.
You are also correct about ‘’BlackJack’ Pershing. Pershing refused to let any American soldiers be under foreign military leaders.
Interesting is how American soldiers were treated when they returned home. Eventually camping in home made shelters outside the White House the Great General Douglas MacArthur, having orders to evict them, he took it upon himself to burn all their shelters. He is also 100% responsible for the disastrous December 8, 1941 destruction of the Philippine attack by the Japanese. ‘Medal of Honor’ recipient for ‘what’ courageous action? Deserting his men and letting them endure the Bataan death march?