My five favorite War Movies. In no particular order.
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Yeah........... But it did say movies.
THE LONGEST DAY,
GODS & GENERALS,
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
&
ALL of John Wayne's war movies..
Note: One of my uncles made ALL the division level jumps that the 82nd ABN made in WWII.
Mother's elder brother went ashore at Iwo Jima with the Naval landing party & was twice wounded there.
My father flew bombing missions in support of the Normandy Invasion in a USAAC B17.
yours, satx
GODS & GENERALS,
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
&
ALL of John Wayne's war movies..
Note: One of my uncles made ALL the division level jumps that the 82nd ABN made in WWII.
Mother's elder brother went ashore at Iwo Jima with the Naval landing party & was twice wounded there.
My father flew bombing missions in support of the Normandy Invasion in a USAAC B17.
yours, satx
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Texan-in-Training
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Kelly's Heroes
MASH
Tropic Thunder
Last of the Mohicans
American Sniper
MASH
Tropic Thunder
Last of the Mohicans
American Sniper
6. 13 Hours
Yeah, I forgot about movies like 13 Hours and American Sniper.
I forgot to mention the movie 13 hours. The story about Bhen Gazi
Lots and lots of good movies mentioned here. Here is my top 5 listed by the time frame the movie was set in:
The Last of the Mohicans (the French & Indian War)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War
Gallipoli (WW1)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_Campaign
Lawrence of Arabia (WW 1)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._E._Lawrence
Patton (WW2)
Saving Private Ryan (WW2)
Apocalypse Now (Vietnam)
Platoon (Vietnam)
Yeah, that is 6 and the smallest number I could get the list down to. I pick each because they were, IMO, groundbreaking when they came out. Had to add Patton to the list. Now I am up to 7.
Black Hawk Down (Battle of Mogadishu)
And also had to add Black Hawk Down, now at 8. Sorry, just can't get it lower.
The Last of the Mohicans (the French & Indian War)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War
Gallipoli (WW1)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_Campaign
Lawrence of Arabia (WW 1)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._E._Lawrence
Patton (WW2)
Saving Private Ryan (WW2)
Apocalypse Now (Vietnam)
Platoon (Vietnam)
Yeah, that is 6 and the smallest number I could get the list down to. I pick each because they were, IMO, groundbreaking when they came out. Had to add Patton to the list. Now I am up to 7.
Black Hawk Down (Battle of Mogadishu)
And also had to add Black Hawk Down, now at 8. Sorry, just can't get it lower.
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HKShooter65
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5?
No way.
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Casablanca.
Churchill + Dunkirk seen in tandem.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Blackhawk Down.
Gone with the Wind.
Born on the 4th of July.
Where Eagles Dare.
The whole 18 hours of Ken Burns' Vietnam documentary.
Lincoln.
Schindler's List.
Forrest Gump.
M*A*S*H and especially the TV series.
Braveheart.
Stripes.
Bloody Sunday.
The Great Escape.
Good Morning Vietnam.
Spartacus.
Das Boot.
Inglorious Bastards.
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Um....Does Hogan's Heroes count????
........................
Thinking outside the box and I only think in multiples of 5!!!
.............................................
And not really a "War Movie" but anybody seen Tom Clancy: Jack Ryan?
No way.
.........................
Casablanca.
Churchill + Dunkirk seen in tandem.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Blackhawk Down.
Gone with the Wind.
Born on the 4th of July.
Where Eagles Dare.
The whole 18 hours of Ken Burns' Vietnam documentary.
Lincoln.
Schindler's List.
Forrest Gump.
M*A*S*H and especially the TV series.
Braveheart.
Stripes.
Bloody Sunday.
The Great Escape.
Good Morning Vietnam.
Spartacus.
Das Boot.
Inglorious Bastards.
..........................
Um....Does Hogan's Heroes count????
........................
Thinking outside the box and I only think in multiples of 5!!!
.............................................
And not really a "War Movie" but anybody seen Tom Clancy: Jack Ryan?
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I didn't see From Here to Eternity mentioned.
Battle of Britain, I saw that in Dover England, it was fun listening to the old folks discuss it durinBg the film.
Great Escape, based on a true story
Bat 21, another true story. My BIL's squadron flew the birddog mission.
El Alamien
Battle of Britain, I saw that in Dover England, it was fun listening to the old folks discuss it durinBg the film.
Great Escape, based on a true story
Bat 21, another true story. My BIL's squadron flew the birddog mission.
El Alamien
After seeing many movies mentioned here I'm not really sure which really would be my top 5. I remembered lately that I really liked watching Anzio, that I was able to see at the theater when I was young.
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