Do yall remember watching WW2 movies in high school?

I just happened to watch They Were Expendable last night on Max I think it was. Pretty decent flick

I don't think I've ever seen that one

The Best Years of Our Lives is a great movie. It shows how things were back home, when the soldiers returned.

If historical accuracy matters, here are a couple that fit.

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) gives the Japenese side of the Pearl Harbor attack, and our immediate response. The run time is 2h 24m (144 min) per IMDb

The Longest Day (1962) IMDb is about the D-Day Invasion, and is somewhat accurate too, but it's 2hr 59 m long.

Midway (1976) IMDb is about the U.S. trying to figure out what Japan's next move would be, and how we could use our suddenly limited resources best to oppose them. It's 2h 12m.

I remember watching The Big Red One in high school. It hit differently than the rest of those you mentioned. I'll always remember that little boy falling on Lee Marvin's shoulders. It brought home the horrors of war in a personal space that the others didn't deliver at that age. And Luke Skywalker was in it.

For me it was elementary or middle school and these were the Monday Night Movies:
Where Eagles Dare
The Longest Day
The Great Escape
Devil’s Brigade
Dirty Dozen
A Bridge Too Far
In Harms Way
A Bridge Too Far

To Hell and Back with Audie Murphy

I remember watching Tora Tora Tora with my Grandfather when I was about 12 and loving it.

As a 10 - 12 year old my favorites were The Longest Day and The Great Escape. I would think The Great Escape would be the best choice to keep their attention.

A Bridge Too Far
In Harms Way
A Bridge Too Far
—a reference too far ;-)
Anyway, Patton

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