War In The Movies And On TV by Van

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Combat!

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U.S. Army platoon fights in Europe during World War II.

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Stalag 17

The inmates of a German PoW camp suspect an unassuming sergeant is betraying them to their captors. Satirical Second World War drama, starring William Holden and Don Taylor

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Black Hawk Down

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A group of US soldiers embark on a rescue mission to save their compatriots who have been shot down in war-torn Somalia. Oscar-winning drama, starring Josh Hartnett and Eric Bana.

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The Dirty Dozen

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Twelve convicts are sent on a suicide mission to destroy a French chateau being used as a German military base. Second World War action adventure, with Lee Marvin and Telly Savalas

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Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola's superb and acclaimed Vietnam War epic about a US Army captain (Martin Sheen) assigned to assassinate an insane renegade colonel (Marlon Brando).

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Tour of Duty

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This series offers an unflinching look at the vietnam war. It shows what happened to the soilders on both sides of the conflict. Its interesting to see the weapons and tatics used by both sides, and how each lived.

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Heartbreak Ridge

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A hellraising US Marine is assigned to whip a squad of recruits into shape for the invasion of Grenada. Action adventure, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. With Marsha Mason

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Platoon

A raw recruit thrown into the thick of the Vietnam war is drawn into the conflict between two sergeants. Oliver Stone's drama, starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger

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Kelly's Heroes

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American soldiers go behind enemy lines in a bid to get their hands on a fortune in Nazi gold. Second World War adventure, with Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland

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Black Sheep Squadron

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"Baa Baa Black Sheep" (original title) Pappy Boyington is the squadron-leader of a group of fighter pilots stationed on an island in the Pacific, during World War II.

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