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Patton (1970): George C. Scott is unnervingly convincing as the real life WW2 General with whose military convictions were indeed unnerving. Co–written by…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Zulu (1969): Vivid historical epic about a British army post besieged by the Zulu hordes in 19th century South Africa. Half of the film is a blow by blow recount…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
How I Won the War (1967): John Lennon and Michael Crawford do service in this black satire on military lunacy.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Blue Max, The (1966): Impressively staged, this WW1 actioner concerns the career of ace German combat pilot Bruno Stachel (Peppard). Although the human drama is fairly…; DVD $29.95
Damn the Defiant! (H.M.S. Defiant) (1962): Naval drama set aboard a British warship during the Napoleonic wars is a defiantly good–quality effort. Script, photography (by Christopher…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Longest Day, The (1962): One the great WW2 films, with over 40 international stars. The large scale battle scenes have taken some outdoing.; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
McHale's Navy (TV Series) (1962-1965): Predating MASH, Borgnine and Flynn engage in naval nonsense in this fondly remembered maritime comedy of hierarchical hi–jinks and seaman…; DVD $29.95, $39.95, $39.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957): Another rousing, grand scale production from director Lean, about a group of British POW's employed by the Japanese to build a bridge, while their…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Paths of Glory (1957): Kubrick's muscular drama deals frankly with the hypocrisy and inhumanity of military ethics, based on a true incident in WWI France. Following a…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
A Town Like Alice (1956): Based on Neville Shute's 1950s bestseller, this WWII drama opens with the fall of Singapore and the internment of Virginia McKenna in a Japanese POW…; DVD $24.95

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