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Pub. Date
c2005, c1945, c1943
Description
1. Bataan: It is the time of World War II and Robert Taylor leads valorous U.S. and Filipino combatants facing hopeless odds in holding a bridge in the Philippines. 2. Back to Bataan: Col. Joseph Madden organizes resistance fighters, a morale booster whose true-life incidents include the rescue of prisoners from Cabanatuan. An on-screen roll call of real-life soldiers freed by the mission underscores the event. Seeing those haunted but happy faces...
Pub. Date
cc2012
Description
1. In tranzit: This film tells the story of a group of German POW's who are accidentally sent to a female-run Soviet prison camp where the guards are given the task of weeding out the SS officers. Turning into a bitter game of cat-and-mouse, each group learns that situations aren't what they seem and love can be found even in the harshest of places. 2. Time bomb: Jason, a soldier who tragically lost his young son and is now in Iraq constantly being...
Pub. Date
2004
Description
1. Black brigade: In 1968, with the success of the TV show, The Mod squad, producers Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas were eager to develop and release another multiracial show. The Black brigade, also called Carter's army, was their subsequent brainchild - a movie pilot that was anticipated to open the door to a new television series. The film, set at the time of World War II, revolves aroudn Army Captain Beau Carter who, although he is not a racist,...
8) Classic war collection: Wake Island [plus] To hell and back [plus] Battle hymn [plus] Gray lady down
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Wake Island: ominated for four Academy Awards, this hard-hitting film was the first realistic American film made about World War II. Based on the incredible true story of a handful of U.S. Marines holding out against an overwhelming Japanese air, land and sea assault, the film stars Brian Donlevy, MacDonald Carey, Robert Preston and William Bendix as the brave men who battled their way to glory and into the pages of history.
To hell and back: Audie...
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
The film tells the story of the failure of Operation Market Garden during World War II. The operation was intended to allow the Allies to break through German lines and seize several bridges in the occupied Netherlands, including one at Arnhem, with the main objective of outflanking German defences in order to end the war by Christmas of 1944.
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
A World War II Marine sergeant and a Roman Catholic nun are both marooned together on a South Pacific island, hemmed in by surrounding Japanese troops. The sergeant does his best to make the nun's ordeal less painful, but is torn by his growing love for her. The nun is equally fond of the sergeant, but refuses to renounce her vows. Their unrealized ardor mellows into mutual respect as they struggle to survive before help arrives.
12) A bridge too far
Pub. Date
1998
Description
The film tells the story of the failure of Operation Market Garden during World War II. The operation was intended to allow the Allies to break through German lines and seize several bridges in the occupied Netherlands, including one at Arnhem, with the main objective of outflanking German defences in order to end the war by Christmas of 1944.
13) Beanpole
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
15) Tears of the sun
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Navy S.E.A.L. A.K. Waters is sent into war torn Africa in order to save Dr. Lena Hendricks, the leader of a mission; when she refuses to leave her refugees, they all begin a dangerous trek through the jungle in hopes of safety.
16) Tigerland
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Just released from the base stockade, recruit Roland Bozz joins a platoon of young soldiers preparing to ship out to Vietnam. His independence and outright defiance draw fire from his own men as well as commanding officers. But when the platoon is sent to Tigerland, a hellish training ground, Bozz's leadership and loyalty bring his men together, triggering extraordinary consequences.
17) Furious
Pub. Date
[2018].
Description
A story of a legendary battle, where seventeen fearless warriors defend their land against an army of thousands of well-trained soldiers.
18) The Caine mutiny
Pub. Date
1998
Description
Bogart plays the Captain of a ship whose erratic behavior forces a mutiny.
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