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Tetrachloride

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Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:10 PM Feb 2022

War movies [View all]

Airlift. India dramatization of evacuation of India citizens from Jordan who had escaped from Kuwait

Some parts are fictional but its a very worthwhile movie

the wiki of the actual event

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_airlift_of_Indians_from_Kuwait

The Longest Day. Story of the World War 2 Normandy invasion

Downfall. the last days of Hitler

The Devils Brigade. highly fictional. very high casualty rate

Enemy at the Gates

Casablanca

Where Eagles Dare (fiction for the most part but instructive nonetheless)

Midway (over in the Pacific. )

Battle of the Bulge

Patton

Band of Brothers

Greyhound

Bridge of Spies (a significant characteristic of the Tom Hanks character is fictional but story is instructive nonetheless.)

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War movies [View all] Tetrachloride Feb 2022 OP
I'm thinking of streaming Mme. Defarge Feb 2022 #1
Winds of War and War and Remembrance wnylib Feb 2022 #2
"The Beast Of War". Aristus Feb 2022 #3
Post removed Post removed Mar 2022 #4
"Come and See" thucythucy Apr 2022 #5
Into the White & The Island on Bird Street bif Apr 2022 #6
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