 | A Bridge Too Far (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $5.00 Long but pretty good WWII movie focusing on a major operation to destroy a bridge.
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 | Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.96 Very deep and stunning adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," set in the Vietnam war. A man is sent upriver to find a colonel who has gone nuts. Making-of documentary "Hearts of Darkness" is sold separately.
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 | Black Hawk Down (3-Disc Deluxe Edition)
Buy new: $20.49 / Used from: $4.39 Long but intense and vivid (and supposedly realistic) account of the US operation in Mogadishu.
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 | Crimson Tide (Unrated Extended Edition)
Buy used from: $5.01 Intense drama concerning a pair of submarine officers who fight over idealism and control of their own vessel.
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 | Enemy at the Gates
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.94 Pretty good movie about a pair of snipers hunting each other during the battle of Stalingrad in WWII. I believe this was based on a true story.
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 | Full Metal Jacket
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $2.74 Intense, vivid, and mesmerizing story about marines in training and their struggles in the Vietnam war.
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 | Grave of the Fireflies (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy used from: $14.99 Sad and moving drama about a pair of orphaned kids who try to survive during WWII.
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 | The Great Escape (2-Disc Collector's Set)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.35 Adventurous tale about a group of WWII prisoners who stage a daring escape. I believe this was based on a true story.
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 | The Guns of Navarone (Special Edition)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $5.86 Fun adventurous story about a group of WWII commandos sneaking into occupied Greece to destroy an artillery platform.
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 | The Hunt for Red October (Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.35 From the Tom Clancy novel. A Cold War political thriller in which the US tries to find a Russian submarine that has defected.
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 | Lawrence of Arabia (Collector's Edition, 2 discs) - DVD
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $12.40 My personal favorite. This film documents the life and campaign of T.E. Lawrence, who helped the Arabs fight the Turks in World War I. I believe this was based on a true story.
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 | Letters from Iwo Jima (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $2.40 Good and fascinating view of the battle of Iwo Jima, from the Japanese side ("Flags of Our Fathers" focused on the American side, but I didn't care for it as much).
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 | The Longest Day (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $9.99 Long but interesting and detailed portrayal of the D-Day invasion.
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 | Lord of War (2-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $1.99 Part war movie and part crime drama, this is the story of a ficticious weapons smuggler.
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 | Pearl Harbor - The Director's Cut (Four-Disc Vista Series)
Buy new: $35.99 / Used from: $3.95 Despite being somewhat hoaky, this is a fun and respectful account of the Pearl Harbor attack.
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 | Platoon - 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Widescreen)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $4.34 Interesting portayal of characters going mad in the middle of the Vietnamese jungle.
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 | Rambo (Special Edition + Digital Copy)
Buy new: $20.49 / Used from: $3.28 Although part of an action-movie series, this latest edition focuses well on the situation in Burma. Very brutal and intense, but well worthwhile.
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 | Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.20 Rough and gritty story about a group of men sent to find a missing soldier. Includes a very brutal and intense portrayal of the battle of Omaha.
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 | U-571 (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.96 Engaging story about a group of WWII commandos who take over a German submarine and steal the Enigma device.
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