100 Great War Movies: The Real History Behind the Films

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)......Page 16
American Sniper (2014)......Page 19
Apocalypse Now (1979)......Page 22
Army of Shadows [French: L’armée des ombres] (1969)......Page 26
Attack! (1956)......Page 28
Ballad of a Soldier [Russian: Ballada o soldate] (1959)......Page 32
Battle of Algiers, The [Italian: La battaglia di Algeri] (1966)......Page 34
Battleground (1949)......Page 38
Beasts of No Nation (2015)......Page 40
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)......Page 43
Big Red One, The (1980; restored version, 2004)......Page 45
Black Hawk Down (2001)......Page 49
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)......Page 51
Braveheart (1995)......Page 54
Breaker Morant (1980)......Page 58
Bridge, The [German: Die Brücke] (1959)......Page 61
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)......Page 64
Bridge Too Far, A (1977)......Page 69
Casualties of War (1989)......Page 73
Come and See [Russian: Idi i smotri] (1985)......Page 76
Courage Under Fire (1996)......Page 78
Cross of Iron (1977)......Page 81
Cruel Sea, The (1953)......Page 84
Dam Busters, The (1955)......Page 87
Das Boot [The Boat] (1981)......Page 89
Dawn Patrol, The [aka Flight Commander] (1930; remade 1938)......Page 93
Deer Hunter, The (1978)......Page 96
Defiance (2008)......Page 101
Downfall [German: Der Untergang] (2004)......Page 103
Dunkirk (2017)......Page 107
84 Charlie MoPic [aka 84C MoPic] (1989)......Page 113
Empire of the Sun (1987)......Page 116
Enemy at the Gates (2001)......Page 119
Europa Europa [German title: Hitlerjunge Salomon] (1990)......Page 122
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)......Page 126
From Here to Eternity (1953)......Page 129
Full Metal Jacket (1987)......Page 134
Fury (2014)......Page 137
Gallipoli (1981)......Page 141
Gettysburg (1993)......Page 144
Glory (1989)......Page 148
Grand Illusion [French: La grande illusion] (1937)......Page 151
Great Escape, The (1963)......Page 155
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)......Page 159
Guns of Navarone, The (1961)......Page 162
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)......Page 166
Hamburger Hill (1987)......Page 169
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)......Page 172
Hell in the Pacific (1968)......Page 174
Hope and Glory (1987)......Page 176
Hurt Locker, The (2008)......Page 178
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)......Page 183
In Which We Serve (1942)......Page 186
Ivan’s Childhood [Russian: Ivanovo detstvo] (1962)......Page 189
Jarhead (2005)......Page 192
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)......Page 195
Kagemusha [The Shadow Warrior] (1980)......Page 199
Kanał (1957)......Page 202
Killing Fields, The (1984)......Page 205
King Rat (1965)......Page 209
Land and Freedom [Spanish: Tierra y libertad] (1995)......Page 212
Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)......Page 215
Last Samurai, The (2003)......Page 219
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)......Page 223
Letters from Iwo Jima [Japanese: Iojima kara no tegami] (2006)......Page 229
Lone Survivor (2013)......Page 232
Longest Day, The (1962)......Page 236
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)......Page 241
Men in War (1957)......Page 244
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [Japanese: Senjō no merī Kurisumasu] (1983)......Page 246
Midnight Clear, A (1992)......Page 249
Paths of Glory (1957)......Page 253
Patton (1970)......Page 256
Pianist, The (2002)......Page 262
Platoon (1986)......Page 265
Pork Chop Hill (1959)......Page 270
Ran (1985)......Page 273
Sahara (1943)......Page 277
Sand Pebbles, The (1966)......Page 280
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)......Page 284
Saving Private Ryan (1998)......Page 286
Schindler’s List (1993)......Page 292
Sergeant York (1941)......Page 298
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)......Page 302
Soldier of Orange [Dutch: Soldaat van Oranje] (1977)......Page 306
Stalag 17 (1953)......Page 309
Stalingrad (1993)......Page 314
Steel Helmet, The (1951)......Page 317
Story of G.I. Joe, The (1945)......Page 319
They Were Expendable (1945)......Page 323
Thin Red Line, The (1998)......Page 326
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)......Page 330
317th Platoon, The [French: La 317ème section] (1965)......Page 333
Three Kings (1999)......Page 336
To Hell and Back (1955)......Page 339
Twelve O’Clock High (1949)......Page 341
Walk in the Sun, A (1945)......Page 346
We Were Soldiers (2002)......Page 348
Winter War, The [Finnish: Talvisota] (1989)......Page 351
Zulu (1964)......Page 355
Bibliography......Page 360
Index......Page 372
About the Author......Page 390