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4) Going to war
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"What is it really like to go to war? For millennia, only warriors could really answer that question. Now, a new PBS documentary takes viewers inside the experience of battle and reveals the soldier's experiences as never before. It helps viewers make sense of this paradox and get to the heart of what it is like to be a soldier in times of war." --
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Stanley Kubrick's first film. Shows the universality of human behaviors under combat conditions. During a war "outside history", four soldiers survive the crash of their plane in enemy territory. As they attempt to escape to their own lines they encounter enemy soldiers (who look like them) and a woman. Three go to build a raft to carry them to safety while the one soldier left to guard the woman tries to seduce her. She flees. He kills her, then...
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Follows one platoon of young U.S. soldiers during their one-year tour of combat duty in Vietnam during the late 1960s. Full of thrilling combat action, this series goes deeper to portray the dramatic human side of war and the camaraderie of the men who gave their all for their country.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The courageous soldiers of Bravo Company face their toughest challenges yet when they become part of a Special Ops unit at Camp Barnett. The third and final season is powerful, hitting on issues unique to the Vietnam era: the devastating effects of chemical warfare, the massacre of Vietnamese civilians, the growing use of heroin, and the difficulties the soldiers face returning home to a country bitterly divided by war.
Series
Criterion collection volume 536
Publisher
Criterion
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the epic novel by James Jones. A powerful all-star cast explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II. Bonus features include outtakes, interviews, actual WWII newsreel footage, commentary, and an essay.
Series
Criterion collection volume 536
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the Pacific. Based on James Jones' novel, this is the story of Charlie Company's landing and battle experience there in 1942. The story concentrates on how the battle affects, and is effected by, Commanding officer Lt. Col. Gordon Tall, Captain James Staros, Sgt. Edward Welsh, and two privates, Witt and Bell. Charlie Company is attacking a...
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