Valkyrie- Tom Cruise, story of Claus von Stauffenburg and his plan to assassinate Hitler
Defiance- Daniel Craig, story of Eastern European Jews who survive in the Nazi occupied Belarussian forests during World War II
Band of Brothers- 10 episode Mini Series, following the missions of Easy Company, from the US Army 101st Airborne division, in WWII Europe.
Flags of Our Fathers- Clint Eastwood, chronicling the Battle of Iwo Jima from the American perspective
Letters from Iwo Jima- Clint Eastwood, chronicling the Battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective
I find it interesting that all of these are either movies or TV shows. Maybe you should read a little more, Sam. Just kidding, I have seen all of these movies/TV shows too and I love them. The majority of the guys in our class had similar choices.
ReplyDeleteI think its interesting that many of these films are relatively recent, made in the last few years. That goes to show that we are still commemorating WW2 greatly and also trying to capture the perspectives of other countries, for many of them take place in another country.
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