A type of war film that centers on the combat itself. Popularized (and slightly propagandized) during the early 1940s to show audiences the dirty work our boys were doing overseas to keep our country free and safe, films like Air Force, Destination Tokyo, and Objective Burma focused on the troops fighting on land, on the sea, and in the air. Often these films concentrate on one squadron or platoon of men, letting the viewer get to know these soldiers (archetypes usually abound: the hard-as-nails sergeant, the bookworm who proves himself in battle, the scared youngster, the guy from Brooklyn who has a girl back home) and showcasing re-creations of famous battles such as D-Day and the Battle of Dunkirk. Though World War II tends to lead the combat films in sheer numbers, it has also extended to the Civil War (Glory), the Korean War (Pork Chop Hill, The Steel Helmet), the Vietnam War (Hamburger Hill, Platoon) and other skirmishes (Heartbreak Ridge).

Featured Films:

Rating	MPAA	Year	Title
	R	2008	The Hurt Locker
	R	2006	Days of Glory
	R	2006	Letters from Iwo Jima
	PG	2004	The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
	R	2002	Windtalkers
	R	2002	We Were Soldiers
	R	2001	Enemy at the Gates
	R	2001	Black Hawk Down
	PG13	2000	U-571
	NR	1999	The Trench
		1999	Bravo Two Zero
		1999	The Crossing
		1999	All the King's Men
		1998	When Trumpets Fade
	R	1998	Saving Private Ryan
	R	1998	The Thin Red Line
	R	1995	The Walking Dead
		1993	Kill Zone
	R	1992	The Human Shield
		1991	The Heroes of Desert Storm
		1991	Afganskiy Izlom
	PG13	1990	Memphis Belle
		1990	Ironclads
	PG	1990	A Man Called Sarge
	R	1989	The Siege of Firebase Gloria
		1989	84 Charlie Mopic
	R	1989	Heroes Stand Alone
	R	1989	The Last Warrior
		1989	Road Raiders
		1988	The Hill
		1988	La Boca Del Lobo
		1988	Too Young the Hero
		1988	Bat 21
	R	1988	The Beast
	R	1988	Hell on the Battleground
	R	1987	Hamburger Hill
	R	1987	Eye of the Eagle
	R	1987	Full Metal Jacket
	R	1986	Platoon
	R	1986	Heartbreak Ridge
		1985	Batalyony Prosyat Ognya
		1985	Otryad
		1983	Den Komandira Divizii
		1983	Torpedo Bombers
		1982	Attack Force Z
		1982	The Eternal Monument
		1981	Lion of the Desert
		1981	Operation Inchon
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