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In a follow up to last week’s war movie discussion I mentioned a few other significant films which were based on novels written using World War II as the setting. These books were initial works by authors who went on to have long successful writing careers. The books and the resulting movies I noted were: Battle Cry by Leon Uris This follows a group of Marine recruits all the way from basic training to and through various Pacific island battles. The film Battle Cry – Raoul Walsh starred Van Heflin, James Whitmore (who is terrific as the sergeant) and Aldo […]

During this episode I mentioned several movies detailing various portrayals of wars fought by members of the US military. This subject was selected for our inaugural podcast because we were recording it during the week of the Memorial Day Holiday. I was moved to comment because I had recently watched a couple of films from the World War II area that week and one, Memphis Belle, resonated with me because it detailed the actions and fears experienced by the crew of a B-17 air craft. It was significant for me because my father had served on a B-17 and flew […]