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The Greatest War Films of All Time: A Quiz Book: A Quiz Book
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by Andrew Rausch, Keith Gordon (Foreword by)
Andrew Rausch
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Apocalypse Now, Braveheart, The Longest Day, Lawrence of Arabia, The Red Badge of Courage, Saving Private Ryan ... Since the advent of the motion picture, war movies have depicted soldiers in the heat of battle, from the heroic to the barbaric, from the noblest warrior to the most craven coward -- and they grip audiences like no other films. But how well do you really know the best of the cinematic battlefield? Here are 100 of the greatest war movies of all time, each accompanied by an overview and analysis by film expert and author Andrew J. Rausch, plus a Platoon of questions that will have you screaming Tora! Tora! Tora!
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780806524702 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Kensington |
| Publication date: | 02/01/2004 |
| Pages: | 352 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.78(d) |
Table of Contents
| Foreword | x | |
| 1. | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | 1 |
| 2. | Apocalypse Now (1979) | 4 |
| 3. | Band of Brothers (2001) | 7 |
| 4. | Battleground (1949) | 10 |
| 5. | The Battle of Algiers (1965) | 13 |
| 6. | Battle of the Bulge (1965) | 16 |
| 7. | Beau Geste (1939) | 19 |
| 8. | The Big Parade (1925) | 22 |
| 9. | The Big Red One (1980) | 24 |
| 10. | Black Hawk Down (2001) | 27 |
| 11. | The Boys in Company C (1977) | 30 |
| 12. | Braveheart (1995) | 33 |
| 13. | Breaker Morant (1980) | 36 |
| 14. | The Bridge at Remagen (1969) | 39 |
| 15. | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | 42 |
| 16. | The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) | 45 |
| 17. | A Bridge Too Far (1977) | 47 |
| 18. | The Caine Mutiny (1954) | 50 |
| 19. | Casualties of War (1989) | 53 |
| 20. | Catch-22 (1970) | 55 |
| 21. | The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) | 58 |
| 22. | Cross of Iron (1977) | 61 |
| 23. | Das Boot (1981) | 64 |
| 24. | The Devil's Brigade (1968) | 67 |
| 25. | The Dirty Dozen (1967) | 70 |
| 26. | Enemy at the Gates (2001) | 73 |
| 27. | The Fighting Seabees (1944) | 76 |
| 28. | Flying Tigers (1942) | 79 |
| 29. | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 81 |
| 30. | Gallipoli (1981) | 84 |
| 31. | The General (1927) | 87 |
| 32. | Gettysburg (1993) | 90 |
| 33. | Glory (1989) | 93 |
| 34. | Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) | 96 |
| 35. | Grand Illusion (1937) | 99 |
| 36. | The Great Escape (1963) | 102 |
| 37. | Guadalcanal Diary (1943) | 105 |
| 38. | The Guns of Navarone (1961) | 108 |
| 39. | Hamburger Hill (1987) | 111 |
| 40. | Heartbreak Ridge (1986) | 114 |
| 41. | Hell in the Pacific (1968) | 117 |
| 42. | Hell Is for Heroes (1962) | 120 |
| 43. | The Horse Soldiers (1959) | 123 |
| 44. | In Harm's Way (1965) | 126 |
| 45. | Is Paris Burning? (1966) | 128 |
| 46. | Kelly's Heroes (1970) | 131 |
| 47. | King Rat (1965) | 134 |
| 48. | The Last of the Mohicans (1992) | 137 |
| 49. | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 140 |
| 50. | The Longest Day (1962) | 143 |
| 51. | M*A*S*H (1970) | 146 |
| 52. | Merrill's Marauders (1962) | 149 |
| 53. | A Midnight Clear (1992) | 151 |
| 54. | Midway (1976) | 153 |
| 55. | Mister Roberts (1955) | 156 |
| 56. | Mother Night (1996) | 159 |
| 57. | Napoleon (1927) | 162 |
| 58. | 1941 (1979) | 165 |
| 59. | No Man's Land (2001) | 168 |
| 60. | Objective, Burma! (1945) | 171 |
| 61. | Operation Petticoat (1959) | 174 |
| 62. | Paths of Glory (1957) | 177 |
| 63. | The Patriot (2000) | 180 |
| 64. | Patton (1970) | 183 |
| 65. | Pearl Harbor (2001) | 186 |
| 66. | Platoon (1986) | 189 |
| 67. | Pork Chop Hill (1959) | 192 |
| 68. | Ran (1985) | 195 |
| 69. | The Red Badge of Courage (1951) | 198 |
| 70. | Run Silent Run Deep (1958) | 201 |
| 71. | Sahara (1943) | 204 |
| 72. | The Sand Pebbles (1966) | 206 |
| 73. | Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) | 209 |
| 74. | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 211 |
| 75. | Savior (1998) | 214 |
| 76. | Sergeant York (1941) | 217 |
| 77. | The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989) | 220 |
| 78. | Sink the Bismarck! (1960) | 223 |
| 79. | Spartacus (1960) | 226 |
| 80. | Stalag 17 (1952) | 229 |
| 81. | Stalingrad (1993) | 232 |
| 82. | The Steel Helmet (1951) | 234 |
| 83. | The Story of G.I. Joe (1945) | 236 |
| 84. | They Died with Their Boots On (1941) | 239 |
| 85. | They Were Expendable (1945) | 241 |
| 86. | The Thin Red Line (1998) | 244 |
| 87. | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) | 247 |
| 88. | Three Kings (1999) | 249 |
| 89. | Throne of Blood (1957) | 252 |
| 90. | To Be or Not to Be (1942) | 254 |
| 91. | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | 256 |
| 92. | The Train (1964) | 259 |
| 93. | The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) | 262 |
| 94. | Twelve O'Clock High (1949) | 265 |
| 95. | U-571 (2000) | 268 |
| 96. | Von Ryan's Express (1965) | 271 |
| 97. | We Were Soldiers (2002) | 274 |
| 98. | When Trumpets Fade (1998) | 277 |
| 99. | Where Eagles Dare (1968) | 280 |
| 100. | Windtalkers (2002) | 283 |
| 101. | War Film Master Quiz #1: Name the Actor | 286 |
| 102. | War Film Master Quiz #2: Name the Director | 289 |
| 103. | War Film Master Quiz #3: Name the War | 291 |
| 104. | War Film Master Quiz #4: Name the Film | 293 |
| 105. | War Film Master Quiz #5: Portrayals | 295 |
| Answers | 297 | |
| Acknowledgments | 331 | |
| About the Author | 333 |