This book serves as a fascinating guide to 100 war films from 1930 to the present. Readers interested in war movies will learn surprising anecdotes about these films and will have all their questions about the films' historical accuracy answered.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).
2: American Sniper (2014).
3: Apocalypse Now (1979).
4: Army of Shadows [French: L’ArmÉE des Ombres] (1969).
5: Attack! (1956).
6: Ballad of a Soldier [Russian: Ballada O Soldate] (1959).
7: Battle of Algiers, The [Italian: La Battaglia Di Algeri] (1966).
8: Battleground (1949).
9: Beasts of No Nation (2015).
10: Beneath Hill 60 (2010).
11: Big Red One, The (1980; Restored Version, 2004).
12: Black Hawk Down (2001).
13: Born on the Fourth of July (1989).
14: Braveheart (1995).
15: Breaker Morant (1980).
16: Bridge, The [German: Die BrÜCke] (1959).
17: Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957).
18: Bridge Too Far, A (1977).
19: Casualties of War (1989).
20: Come and See [Russian: Idi I Smotri] (1985).
21: Courage Under Fire (1996).
22: Cross of Iron (1977).
23: Cruel Sea, The (1953).
24: Dam Busters, The (1955).
25: Das Boot [The Boat] (1981).
26: Dawn Patrol, The [Aka Flight Commander] (1930; Remade 1938).
27: Deer Hunter, The (1978).
28: Defiance (2008).
29: Downfall [German: Der Untergang] (2004).
30: Dunkirk (2017).
31: 84 Charlie Mopic [Aka 84C Mopic] (1989).
32: Empire of the Sun (1987).
33: Enemy At the Gates (2001).
34: Europa Europa [German Title: Hitlerjunge Salomon] (1990).
35: Flags of Our Fathers (2006).
36: From Here To Eternity (1953).
37: Full Metal Jacket (1987).
38: Fury (2014).
39: Gallipoli (1981).
40: Gettysburg (1993).
41: Glory (1989).
42: Grand Illusion [French: La Grande Illusion] (1937).