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I loved (The Longest Day) It showed the military in a realistic manner
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“We were Soldiers” based on holistic inclusion of politics, tactics and home front struggles
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/
We Were Soldiers (2002) - IMDb
Directed by Randall Wallace. With Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott. The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
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SFC Bryan Stetzer
Also an excellent book. I remember reading it sitting on an airfield waiting on an extract....that was an interesting day....
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Three way tie between...
"Oh, What a Lovely War"- Satire of WWI produced in the '60s.
"Master and Commander"- Finally, a 'good' film focusing on the Georgian period of naval history!
"A Bridge too Far"- Star-studded, and reasonably historically accurate portrayal of Operation Market Garden.
...honorable mentions?
"The Devil's Brigade"- Gritty and entertaining... if somewhat fanciful.
"Kelly's Heroes"- a real 'romp'.
"Zulu Dawn"- Impressive acting by some fading actors in their swansong.
"Son of the Morning Star"-Best on Custer ever made.
"Gettysburg/Gods and General" (mostly due to superb casting/writing/fillmin... though skimpy on historical accuracy.
"Oh, What a Lovely War"- Satire of WWI produced in the '60s.
"Master and Commander"- Finally, a 'good' film focusing on the Georgian period of naval history!
"A Bridge too Far"- Star-studded, and reasonably historically accurate portrayal of Operation Market Garden.
...honorable mentions?
"The Devil's Brigade"- Gritty and entertaining... if somewhat fanciful.
"Kelly's Heroes"- a real 'romp'.
"Zulu Dawn"- Impressive acting by some fading actors in their swansong.
"Son of the Morning Star"-Best on Custer ever made.
"Gettysburg/Gods and General" (mostly due to superb casting/writing/fillmin... though skimpy on historical accuracy.
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SFC Bryan Stetzer
Master and Commander is also part of an excellent series books by Patrick O'Brian. Reminiscent of the Horatio Hornblower books.
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LCDR Joshua Gillespie
SFC Bryan Stetzer - LOL! They teach us the , "Rule of Three"... old habits are hard to break. I'm also very familiar with both O'Brian's works and the Hornblower series (go figure, right?) Bernard Cornwell's "Sharpe's Rifles" series is a favorite too... though like many "war serials", the historian in me cringes a bit at the Sean Bean teledrama.
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SFC Bryan Stetzer
Bernard Cornwell is one of my favorite authors. I think I’ve read all of his historical fiction. If you haven’t read them, I highly recommend his Saxon Chronicles series and the Grail Quest series. The Saxon Chronicles books were also made into a mini-series on Netflix called “The Last Kingdom”, which is MUCH better than the BBC Sharpe’s series. Another one by him that’s excellent, and a stand-alone novel, is “The Gallows Thief”.
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SFC Bryan Stetzer - Multiple upvotes if I had them for Master and Commander, and for Horatio Hornblower!
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SSG Anthony Pugh Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, We Were Soldiers, Bat 21, Forrest Gump.
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SFC Bryan Stetzer
Interesting choices. Bat 21 is one I hadn’t seen in years, but excellent. I wouldn’t have thought of Forrest Gump, but totally valid, and an excellent movie.
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