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American Revolutionary War
- Revolition, Revisited. PG-13. 1985. DVD Drama
The Crossing. Not Rated. 2000. DVD 791.4572 CRO TV
The Devil's Disciple. Not rated. 1987. DVD 791.4572 DEV TV
The Howards of Virginia. Not rated. 1940. DVD Drama
Rough Crossings. Not rated. 2007. DVD 791.4572 ROU TV
The Patriot. R. 2000. DVD Drama
American Civil War
The Beguiled. R. 1971. DVD Drama
The Blue & the Gray. Not rated. 1982. DVD 791.4572 BLU TV
- Gettysburg. PG. 1993. DVD Drama
Buffalo Soldiers. G. 1997. DVD 791.4572 BUF TV
Cold Mountain. R. 2003. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Glory. R. 1989. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Gods and Generals. PG-13. 2003. DVD Action/Adventure
Gone With the Wind. G. 1939. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
The Horse Soldiers. Not rated. 1959. DVD Western
Lincoln. Not rated. 1988. DVD 791.4572 LIN TV
Lincoln. PG-13. 2012. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
North and South. Not rated. 1985. DVD 791.4572 NOR TV
The Red Badge of Courage. Not rated. 1951. DVD Drama
Ride With the Devil. R. 1999. DVD Drama
Springfield Rifle. Not rated. 1952. DVD Western
World War I
All Quiet on the Western Front. Not Rated. 1930.
DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
All Quiet on the Western Front. Not Rated. 1979. DVD 791.4572 ALL TV
All the King's Men. Not rated. 1999. DVD 791.4572 ALL TV
Beneath Hill 60. R. 2010. DVD Action/Adventure
The Dawn Patrol. Not rated. 1938. DVD Drama
A Farewell to Arms. Not rated. 1932. DVD Drama
A Farewell to Arms. Not rated. 1957. DVD Drama
Flyboys. PG-13. 2006. DVD Action/Adventure
Gallipoli. PG. 1981. DVD Action/Adventure
Grand Illusion. Not rated. 1937. DVD World (French)
Hell's Angels. PG. 1930. DVD Drama
Joyeux Noel. PG-13. 2005. DVD World (French)
Lawrence of Arabia. PG. 1962. DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
The Lost Patrol. Not rated. 1934. DVD Action/Adventure
My Boy Jack. Not rated. 2007. DVD 791.4572 MY TV
Paths of Glory. Not rated. 1957. DVD Drama
The Red Baron. PG-13. 2008. DVD Drama
Sergeant York. Not rated. 1941. DVD Action/Adventure
The Trench. Not rated. 1999. DVD Drama
A Very Long Engagement. R. 2004. DVD World (French)
War Horse. PG-13. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
World War II
- The Couple. PG-13. 2004. DVD Drama
- Foyle’s War (television series). Not rated. 2002-2004. DVD 791.4572 FOY TV
- In Darkness. R. 2011. DVD World (Polish) and Blu-ray World (Polish)
- In Harm's Way. Not rated. 1965. DVD Action/Adventure
Age of Heroes. Not rated. 2011. DVD Action/Adventure
Ain’t Misbehavin’. Not rated. 1997. DVD 791.4572 AIN TV
Amen. Not rated. 2002. DVD Drama
The Americanization of Emily. Not rated. 1964. DVD Comedy
Angry Harvest. Not rated. 1984. DVD World (German)
Anzio. PG. 1968. DVD Drama
Back to Bataan. Not rated. 1945. DVD Action/Adventure
Background to Danger. Not rated. 1943. DVD Drama
Ballad of a Soldier. Not rated. 1959. DVD World (Russian)
Band of Brothers. Not rated. 2001. DVD 791.4572 BAN TV and Blu-ray 791.4572 BAN TV
Bataan. Not rated. 1943. DVD Action/Adventure
Battle of Britain. G. 1969. DVD Action/Adventure
Battle of the Bulge. Not Rated. 1965. DVD Action/Adventure
Battleground. Not rated. 1949. DVD Action/Adventure
The Best Years of Our Lives. Not rated. 1946. DVD Drama
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction. R. 1980. DVD Action/Adventure
Biloxi Blues. PG-13. 1988. DVD Comedy
Birdsong. Not rated. 2012. DVD 791.4572 BIR TV and Blu-ray 791.4572 BIR TV
Das Boot. R. 1981. DVD World (German)
The Bridge on the River Kwai. PG. 1957. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
A Bridge Too Far. PG. 1977. DVD Action/Adventure
The Bridges at Toko-ri. Not rated. 1954. DVD Drama
The Caine Mutiny. Not rated. 1954. DVD Drama
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. R. 2001. DVD Drama
Carrie’s War. Not rated. 2004. DVD 791.4572 CAR TV
Casablanca. PG. 1942. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Catch-22. R. 1970. DVD Comedy
Changi. Not rated. 2001. DVD 791.4572 CHA TV
Closely Watched Trains. Not rated. 1966. DVD World (Czech)
Command Decision. Not rated. 1948. DVD Drama
Commandos Strike at Dawn. Not rated. 1943. DVD Drama
The Cranes are Flying. Not rated. 1957. DVD World (Russian)
Cry Havoc. Not rated. 1943. DVD Drama
D-Day the Sixth of June. Not rated. 1956. DVD Action/Adventure
Darby’s Rangers. Not rated. 1957. DVD Action/Adventure
Dark Blue World. R. 2001. DVD World (Czech)
Days of Glory. R. 2006. DVD World (French)
Decision Before Dawn. Not rated. 1951. DVD Drama
Defiance. R. 2009. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
The Desert Fox. Not rated. 1951. DVD Drama
The Desert Rats. Not rated. 1953. DVD Drama
Destination Tokyo. Not rated. 1944. DVD Action/Adventure
Devils on the Doorstep. Not rated. 2000. DVD World (Chinese)
The Dirty Dozen. Not rated. 1967. DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
Divided We Fall. PG-13. 2000. DVD World (Czech)
Downfall. R. 2004. DVD World (German)
The Eagle Has Landed. PG. 1976. DVD Action/Adventure
Empire of the Sun. PG. 1987. DVD Drama
Enemy at the Gates. R. 2001. DVD Drama
The Enemy Below. R. 2010. DVD Drama
The English Patient. R. 1996. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Enigma. R. 2001. DVD Drama
The Fighting Sullivans. Not rated. 1944. DVD Drama
Flags of Our Fathers. R. 2006. DVD Drama
Flying Leathernecks. Not rated. 1951. DVD Action/Adventure
Flying Tigers. Not rated. 1942. DVD Action/Adventure
Forbidden Games. Not rated. 1952. DVD World (French)
A Foreign Field. Not rated. 1993. DVD 791.4572 FOR TV
Fortunes of War. Not rated. 1987. DVD 791.4572 FOR TV
49th Parallel. Not rated. 1941. DVD Action/Adventure
From Here to Eternity. Not rated. 1953. DVD Drama
Grave of the Fireflies. PG. 1988. DVD Animation and Blu-ray Animation
The Great Escape. Not rated. 1963. DVD Action/Adventure
The Great Raid. R. 2005. DVD Action/Adventure
Green for Danger. Not rated. 1946. DVD Drama
The Guns of Navarone. PG. 1961. DVD Action/Adventure
Halls of Montezuma. Not rated. 1950. DVD Drama
Hart’s War. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison. Not rated. 1957. DVD Drama
Hell Is for Heroes. Not rated. 1962. DVD Drama
Hellcats of the Navy. Not rated. 1957. DVD Drama
Hope and Glory. PG-13. 1987. DVD Drama
The House on 92nd Street. Not rated. 1945. DVD Drama
Ike: Countdown to D-Day. PG. 2004. DVD 791.4572 IKE TV
I’ll Remember April. Not rated. 1999. DVD Drama
In Love and War. Not rated. 2001. DVD 791.4572 INL TV
Inglourious Basterds. R. 2009. DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
- The Purple Heart. Not rated. 1944. DVD Drama
Kelly's Heroes. PG. 1970. DVD Action/Adventure
Letters From Iwo Jima. R. 2006. DVD World (Japanese)
Life is Beautiful. PG-13. 1997. DVD World (Italian) and Blu-ray World (Italian)
The Longest Day. G. 1962. DVD Action/Adventure
Man in the Middle. Not rated. 1963. DVD Drama
Memorial Day. Not rated. 2011. DVD Action/Adventure
Memphis Belle. PG-13. 1990. DVD Action/Adventure
A Midnight Clear. R. 1992. DVD Action/Adventure
Midway. PG. 1976. DVD Action/Adventure
Miracle at St. Anna. R. 2008. DVD Drama
Mister Roberts. Not rated. 1955. DVD Comedy
Morituri. Not rated. 1965. DVD Drama
Mother Night. R. 1996. DVD Drama
Mrs. Miniver. Not rated. 1942. DVD Drama
Murphy's War. PG-13. 1971. DVD Drama
Night Train to Munich. Not rated. 1940. DVD Drama
Once an Eagle. Not rated. 1976-1977. DVD 791.4572 ONC TV
Operation Crossbow. PG-13. 1965. DVD Action/Adventure
Out of the Ashes. R. 2003. DVD 791.4572 OUT TV
Overlord. Not rated. 1975. DVD Drama
The Pacific. TV-MA. 2010. DVD 791.4572 PAC TV and Blu-ray 791.4572 PAC TV
Paradise Road. R. 1997. DVD Drama
Patton. PG. 1970. DVD Drama
Pearl Harbor. PG-13. 2001. DVD Drama
Pearl: The Miniseries. Not rated. 1978. DVD Drama
Piece of Cake. Not rated. 1988. DVD 791.4572 PIE TV
The Purple Plain. Not rated. 1954. DVD Drama
Red Tails. PG-13. 2012. DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
Sahara. Not rated. 1943. DVD Action/Adventure
- To Have and Have Not. Not rated. 1945. DVD Drama
Saints and Soldiers. PG-13. 2004. DVD Action/Adventure
Sands of Iwo Jima. Not rated. 1949. DVD Action/Adventure
Saving Private Ryan. R. 1998. DVD Action/Adventure
The Scarlet and the Black. Not rated. 1983. DVD 791.4572 SCA TV
Schindler's List. R. 1993. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
The Sea Chase. Not rated. 1955. DVD Action/Adventure
Shining Through. R. 1991. DVD Action/Adventure
Sink the Bismark! Not rated. 1960. DVD Action/Adventure
633 Squadron. Not rated. 1963. DVD Drama
South Pacific. Not rated. 1958. DVD Musical
Spies of Warsaw. Not rated. 2012. DVD 791.4572 SPI TV and Blu-ray 791.4572 SPI TV
Stalag 17. Not rated. 1953. DVD Drama
Stalingrad. Not rated. 1993. DVD World (German)
Sword of Honor. Not rated. 2001. DVD 791.4572 SWO TV
They Were Expendable. Not rated. 1945. DVD Drama
The Thin Red Line. R. 1998. DVD Action/Adventure
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Not rated. 1944. DVD Action/Adventure
36 Hours. Not rated. 1964. DVD Drama
To Be or Not to Be. Not rated. 1942. DVD Comedy
To End All Wars. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Tonight We Raid Calais. Not rated. 1943. DVD Drama
Tora! Tora! Tora! G. 1970. DVD Action/Adventure
The Tuskegee Airmen. PG-13. 1995. DVD Action/Adventure
Twelve O’Clock High. Not rated. 1949. DVD Action/Adventure
Two Women. Not rated. 1960. DVD World (Italian)
U-571. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama
Up Periscope. Not rated. 1959. DVD Drama
War and Remembrance. Not rated. 1988. DVD 791.4572 WAR TV
Watch on the Rhine. Not rated. 1943. DVD Drama
The Way to the Stars. Not rated. 1945. DVD Drama
We Dive at Dawn. Not rated. 1943. DVD Action/Adventure
The Winds of War. Not rated. 1983. DVD 791.4572 WIN TV
Windtalkers. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Winter in Wartime. R. 2008. DVD/Blu-ray Combo World (Dutch)
A Year of the Quiet Sun. PG. 1984. DVD World (Polish)
The Young Lions. Not rated. 1958. DVD Drama
Zelary. R. 2003. DVD World (Czech)
Korean War
The Bridges at Toko-ri. Not rated. 1954. DVD Drama
Fixed Bayonets! Not rated. 1951. DVD Drama
The Hunters. Not rated. 1958. DVD Action/Adventure
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing. Not rated. 1955. DVD Drama
M*A*S*H. R. 1970. DVD Comedy
M*A*S*H (television series). Not rated. 1972-1983. DVD 791.4572 MAS TV
One Minute to Zero. Not rated. 1952. DVD Drama
Pork Chop Hill. Not rated. 1959. DVD Action/Adventure
Steel Helmet. Not rated. 1951. DVD Drama
Tae Guk Gi : The Brotherhood of War. R. 2004. DVD World (Korean)
War Hunt. Not rated. 1962. DVD Drama
Vietnam War
Apocalypse Now. R. 1979. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Bat*21. R. 1998. DVD Action/Adventure
Born on the Fourth of July. R. 1989. DVD Drama
Casualties of War. R. 1989. DVD Drama
The Deer Hunter. R. 1978. DVD Drama
Full Metal Jacket. R. 1987. DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
Good Morning, Vietnam. R. 1987. DVD Comedy
The Green Berets. G. 1968. DVD Action/Adventure
Platoon. R. 1986. DVD Drama
Tigerland. R. 2001. DVD Drama
Uncommon Valor. R. 1983. DVD Drama
We Were Soldiers. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Persian Gulf War
- Yana's Friends. Not rated. 1999. DVD World (Hebrew)
Courage Under Fire. R. 1996. DVD Drama
Jarhead. R. 2005. DVD Drama
Live from Baghdad. Not rated. 2002. DVD 791.4572 LIV TV
The Manchurian Candidate. R. 2004. DVD Drama
Three Kings. R. 1999. DVD Drama
Yugoslav War
Before the Rain. Not rated. 1994. DVD World (Macedonian)
Behind Enemy Lines. PG-13. 2001. DVD Action/Adventure
Harrison's Flowers. R. 2000. DVD Drama
No Man’s Land. R. 2001. DVD World (Serbo-Croatian)
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame. Not rated. 1996. DVD World (Serbo-Croatian)
Savior. R. 1997. DVD Drama
Ulysses' Gaze. Not rated. 1995. DVD World (Greek)
Welcome to Sarajevo. R. 1997. DVD Drama
Iraq War
- Taking Chance. Not rated. 2009. DVD 791.4572 TAK TV
American Son. R. 2008. DVD Drama
Generation Kill. Not rated. 2008. DVD 791.4572 GEN TV
Grace Is Gone. PG-13. 2007. DVD Drama
Green Zone. R. 2010. DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
Home of the Brave. R. 2006. DVD Drama
The Hurt Locker. R. 2009. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
In the Valley of Elah. R. 2007. DVD Drama
Kilomètre Zéro. Not rated. 2005. DVD World (Kurdish)
The Lucky Ones. R. 2008. DVD Drama
Memorial Day. Not rated. 2011. DVD Action/Adventure
Redacted. R. 2007. DVD Drama
The Situation. R. 2006. DVD Drama
Stop-Loss. R. 2008. DVD Drama
Other
- The 300 Spartans. (Battle of Thermopylae). Not rated. 1962. DVD Action/Adventure
Act of Valor. (War on Terrorism). R. 2012.
DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
Act of
Vengeance. (War on Terrorism). Not rated. 2012.
DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
The Alamo. (Texas War of Independence). Not rated. 1960. DVD Western
The Alamo. (Texas War of Independence). PG-13. 2004. DVD Action/Adventure
The Battle of Algiers. (Algerian Revolution). Not rated. 1966. DVD World (French)
Beaufort. (South Lebanon conflict). Not rated. 2007. DVD World (Hebrew)
Black Hawk Down. (Battle of Mogadishu). R. 2001. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Braveheart. (First War of Scottish Independence). R. 1995.
DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
The Charge of the Light Brigade. (Crimean War). Not rated. 1936.
DVD Action/Adventure
The Duellists. (Napoleonic Wars). PG. 1977. Blu-ray Drama
5 Days of War. (South Ossetia War). R. 2011. DVD Action/Adventure
For Greater Glory. (Cristero War). R. 2012. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
The Four Feathers. (British regiment in the Sudan). Not rated. 1977. DVD 791.4572 FOU TV
The Four Feathers. (British regiment in the Sudan). PG-13. 2002. DVD Drama
Horatio Hornblower (television series). (Napoleonic Wars). Not rated. 1998-2003.
DVD 791.4572 HOR TV
Hotel Rwanda. (Rwandan Conflict). PG-13. 2004. DVD Drama
In the Land of Blood and Honey. (Bosnian War). R. 2011.
DVD/Blu-ray Combo World (Multilingual)
Jerusalem Countdown. (Conflict in the Middle East). PG. 2011. DVD Action/Adventure
The Killing Fields. (Khmer Rouge in Cambodia). R. 1984. DVD Drama
Master and Commander. (Napoleonic Wars). PG-13. 2003.
DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
300. (Battle of Thermopylae). R. 2006. DVD Action/Adventure
Troy. (Trojan War). R. 2004. DVD Action/Adventure
Waltz with Bashir. (Lebanon War). R. 2008.
DVD World (Hebrew) and Blu-ray World (Hebrew)
The Year of Living Dangerously. (Indonesian Coup d-Etat). PG. 1982. DVD Drama
Zero Dark Thirty. (War on Terrorism). R. 2012. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Zulu. (Zulu War). Not rated. 1964. DVD Action/Adventure