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The consequences of World War II are still felt today, nearly 80 years after the world’s most horrific conflict ended in 1945. And interest in the subject, as measured by the number of movies that...
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For thousands of years, naval battles have been some of the most decisive military conflicts. Controlling the seas allows victors to dominate ports, trade routes, and encircle opponents. With such...
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The U.S. military has collaborated with Hollywood for over 100 years, providing assets and story input for film productions. This longstanding relationship has allowed the Pentagon significant sway...
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During the Civil War, many American cities and towns were intentionally destroyed as part of military strategy. Burning enemy cities served to disrupt supply lines and lower civilian morale....
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The first movie to win an Oscar was a war movie – a 1927 silent film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Clara Bow called “Wings,” which took home the Best Picture statuette when the...
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In a modern POW camp, it is the duty of the captor to provide humane living conditions to prisoners, while it is the duty of the prisoner to try to escape. The complex dynamic can result in dramatic...
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The 1960s is remembered as a time of cultural upheaval, the divisive Vietnam War, the clamoring for civil rights by minorities, women, and the gay community, and the beginning of the environmental...
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Since the beginning of the 20th century, the United States has performed hundreds of military interventions in other countries, with some of these interventions becoming all-out wars or occupations....
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When hostilities commenced during the American Revolution in 1775 between Great Britain and the North American colonies, all the advantages seemed to be on the side of Great Britain, the largest...
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Since the founding of our nation – itself forged in warfare against our British colonial masters – American armed forces have fought countless battles on home ground and around the world. In many...
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In the annals of American history, there are battles that have etched themselves into the collective memory, forever shaping the course of the nation. These monumental clashes, waged on fields both...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. “Mac and Me” is a 1988 film by veteran director Stewart Raffill, with...
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Ancient battles could be drawn out affairs—some conflicts consist of combatants losing and recapturing the same cities over and over again. This list of the longest wars in history has conflicts...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. China State Shipbuilding Corporation, or CSSC, is the world’s...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. The Vietnam War was the deadliest war of the 1960s, extending into the ‘70s,...
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