War
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Newly released letters reveal military objections to 'The Bridge On The River Kwai'
The WW2 drama is now considered a British classic, but it was once a controversial depiction of prisoners of war.
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Touching moment WWII veteran is reunited with his long-lost love
He wanted to meet Jeannine’s family, assuming that his long-lost love had passed away.
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Review: 'A Private War' would have worked much better as a documentary
The film should have made a stronger attempt to stitch all its elements into some semblance of a story.
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Meet the double amputee who reportedly inspired Prince Harry's Invictus Games
"He didn't get the job because he's Prince Harry, he got the job because he was good at doing the job."
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Review: '12 Strong' stirs unexpected emotions by giving a face to non-American characters
“12 Strong” is an American war drama that’s based on the book “Horse Soldiers”, which tells the tale of a group of American soldiers sent to Afghanistan right after the 9/11 attacks. It’s not executed in the way you might think, and the balanced depiction of non-American characters is rather impressive. There are some cliches, such as battle-hardened characters who secretly harbour great loss, or mindlessly devout warlords who espouse extreme views.
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General Yamashita’s WWII sword on display in Singapore for the first time
The samurai sword that Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita was carrying when he surrendered to the Allies on 2 September 1945 will be on display at the Witness to War: Remembering 1942 exhibition in the National Museum of Singapore. On 2 September 1945, “Tiger of Malaya” General Tomoyuki Yamashita of the Imperial Japan surrendered his forces in the presence of British Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival and other senior officers in the Philippines by handing over his samurai sword to the victori
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Review: ‘The Battleship Island’ a thousand times better than the usual Korean TV melodramas
“The Battleship Island” is a South Korean war drama in Korean and Japanese. The film is set in World War II, and focuses on the events on Hashima Island (nicknamed Battleship Island), a Japanese island with a forced labour camp made up mostly of Koreans. “The Battleship Island” is direct and written by Ryoo Seung-wan.