War movies

[Tetrachloride]

Airlift. India dramatization of evacuation of India citizens from Jordan who had escaped from Kuwait

Some parts are fictional but its a very worthwhile movie

the wiki of the actual event

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_airlift_of_Indians_from_Kuwait

The Longest Day. Story of the World War 2 Normandy invasion

Downfall. the last days of Hitler

The Devils Brigade. highly fictional. very high casualty rate

Enemy at the Gates

Casablanca

Where Eagles Dare (fiction for the most part but instructive nonetheless)

Midway (over in the Pacific. )

Battle of the Bulge

Patton

Band of Brothers

Greyhound

Bridge of Spies (a significant characteristic of the Tom Hanks character is fictional but story is instructive nonetheless.)

[Mme. Defarge]

1. I'm thinking of streaming

The Death of Stalin.

[wnylib]

2. Winds of War and War and Remembrance

TV series based on Herman Wouk's two books.

Available on DVD (expensive for the whole set) and on loan from many libraries.

Covers WWII battles, political moves and maneuvers of world leaders, and gives a view of the war through the experiences of both fictitious and real characters.

[Aristus]

3. "The Beast Of War".

1988 Kevin Reynolds film based on the William Mastrosimone play "Nanawatai".

A Soviet tank gets lost in the back-country of Afghanistan in 1981, pursued by the Mujahedin. The crewmembers start to turn on one another, leading to a deadly climax.

Most tankers and former tankers agree; it's one of the best tank films ever.

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5. "Come and See"

about the resistance to the Nazi occupation of Belarus.

"City of Life and Death" about the Japanese attack on and occupation of Nanking.

Both of these films are far more explicit about the horrors of war than most anything produced in Hollywood. Not even "Saving Private Ryan" comes close, so be forewarned--these are not easy films to watch.

[bif]

6. Into the White & The Island on Bird Street