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The Battle of La Drang in 1965 was the first major engagement between the American and North Vietnamese forces in the Vietnam War. The events leading up to the battle, the battle itself, and its immediate aftermath are shown in We Were Soldiers. MoreReport Item navigation Previous submission Next submission View full list More

The 1998 epic war film The Thin Red Line follows the exploits of C Company during the fierce Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. Although the film is often overshadowed by Saving Private Ryan as they were released in the same year, The Thin Red Line is notable for its all-star cast and lush […] More

The 1998 World War II film is perhaps the most famous war film of all time and is regarded by many as being the most realistic depiction of combat ever committed to the big screen. The film’s first thirty minutes follow the Normandy Landings, and specifically at Omaha Beach. The film then switches to following […] More

The 1986 anti-war film Platoon is known for being one of the most brutal and realistic Vietnam War films ever made, and one of the first to show the true horrors of the Vietnam War. The film follows a young private in a Vietnam platoon, who finds himself in the middle of a power struggle […] More

The 1970 biographical film follows the story of famed United States General George S. Patton, famous for his twin ivory handled revolvers and his rather unconventional fighting methods, which earned him high amounts of respect from both his fellow generals and his German adversaries alike. Patton commanded the United States 7th Army in the Mediterranean […] More

The 2000 film The Patriot is one of the few Hollywood films to focus on the Revolutionary War. While many of the characters in the film are fictional, most of them are also based off of real life people who served in the war. The film follows the exploits of a former French and Indian […] More

Lone Survivor, released in 2014, details Operation Red Wings that occurred in 2005 in Afghanistan. During the battle, four United States Navy SEAL’s found themselves under attack from hundreds of Taliban fighters in the Afghan mountains. The SEAL’s were originally performing a reconnaissance mission, but were spotted by a group of Afghan goat herders. The […] More

The 2006 film Letters From Iwo Jima, directed by Clint Eastwood, is notable for being one of the very few Hollywood productions that is told from perspective of the Japanese forces in World War II. The film was made as a companion piece to Flags of our Fathers, and follows General Kuribayashi as he leads […] More

Directed by famed director David Lean, the 1962 epic film Lawrence of Arabia is one of the most famous films of all time and easily the most famous film about World War I. The film follows T.E. Lawrence as he rallies the Arab forces to fight against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. The […] More

Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 war film that follows the true story of Desmond Doss, a field medic who served in the Pacific Theatre in World War II at the Battle of Okinawa, and refused to carry a firearm of any kind in combat. Doss ended up saving the lives of over seventy five wounded […] More

Considered by many to be the greatest Civil War film ever made, Glory follows the first African-American regiment during the war, beginning with their training and culminating with their fateful assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, where many of them perished. MoreReport Item navigation Previous submission Next submission View full list More

One of the longest movies ever made at over four hours, Gettysburg is a very detailed depiction of the three days of battle at Gettysburg, the most bloody battle ever fought on American soil, and where more American soldiers died than during the entire Vietnam War. The film specifically focuses on the actions of Generals […] More