Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Movies/Books: WWII

Books:
The Book Thief- story about a young girl in Germany amidst Nazi regime and british air raids in Munich

Movies:
Atonement: Love story about a couple in England ripped apart by a lie and ultimately the War

Pearl Harbor: Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck deliver stud performances set in Hawaii during the very attack on Pearl Harbor. They also take part in a secret retaliation mission

Band Of Brothers: HBO miniseries about Easy Company and their incredible heroism throughout WWII

The Pianist: Adrian Brody plays a polish piano player who escapes Jewish extermination and struggles to survive during Nazi reign

Downfall: A German film about Hitler's final days lodged underground in Berlin. A profound piece of analysis upon the Fuhrer as he faced imminent defeat.

Life is Beautiful: Story of an Italian Jew who shields his young son from the atrocities of the Holocaust by playing a game to distract him.

Saving Private Ryan: Tom Hanks leads a mission to retrieve and discharge a young man from the war in order to spare his mother the grief of losing 4 sons

The Thin red Line: Movie detailing the war in the pacific, as marines fight the Japanese

The Longest Day: Old movie centering around a platoon during the assault on D-Day



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