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We enjoy a good military-themed movie as much as the next guy. Our writers sit down with a movie and tell us how well it stacks up to what really happened!


Return to Tarawa – Interview With Leon Cooper

Jay Wertz | Published: April 24, 2009 at 10:34 pm

An interview with Leon Cooper, a WW II veteran who created The Military Channel documentary Return to Tarawa, the Leon Cooper Story, to expose what he calls an American disgrace, forgotten remains and the continuing desecration of Tarawa’s Red Beach.

Must-See TV Alert! Patton 360 – on HISTORY

Jerry D. Morelock | Published: April 17, 2009 at 5:37 pm

PATTON 360 using cutting-edge animation, archival footage, and interviews with veterans of Patton’s Army to immerse viewers into the battles of World War II. Now appearing on HISTORY.

The Red Baron Movie – A Preview

Rick Martin | Published: April 13, 2009 at 7:24 pm

The Red Baron, a new film about Manfred von Richthofen, had its U.S. premier at the Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation in Dayton, Ohio, in March 2009. This preview praises the movie for its authentic-looking aircraft mockups and CGI.

HBO Films’ Taking Chance – Kevin Bacon, Michael Strobl Interview

Published: February 13, 2009 at 10:44 am

HBO Films’ Taking Chance is neither a John Wayne flag-waver nor an Oliver Stone question-authority film. In many ways, it is best compared to an Andrew Wyeth painting: powerful because of its nuances of strength, beauty and sadness.

Defiance – Movie Review

Paul Glasser | Published: January 17, 2009 at 4:00 pm

This review of the movie Defiance from director Edward Zwick and Paramount Vantage focuses on the moral conflicts depicted in this film about a little-known but effective resistance movement by a group of Polish Jews in World War II.

Valkyrie – Movie Review

Published: December 12, 2008 at 12:05 am

Tom Cruise stars as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg in this new film about the July 20, 1944 plot to kill Adolph Hitler. Armchair General reviews Valkyrie.

House of Saddam – Interview with Executive Producer Alex Holmes

Published: December 04, 2008 at 6:58 pm

Executive Producer Alex Holmes talks in an exclusive interview about House of Saddam, a four-hour miniseries that debuts on HBO December 7, 2008. The miniseries examines the life of Iraq’s brutal dictator and the lives of those around him.

Valkyrie – An Interview with Christopher McQuarrie

Published: November 21, 2008 at 6:42 pm

Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie talks with Armchair General in an exclusive interview about the movie Valkyrie, what inspired him to write it, and the historical events behind it.

MUST-SEE TV ALERT! PBS’ Medal of Honor

Jerry D. Morelock | Published: November 01, 2008 at 6:21 pm

A review of the PBS Medal of Honor special, by Armchair General Editor-in-Chief Jerry D. Morelock, reports that it is must-see TV. The documentary gives the history of the medal and tells the amazing stories of 18 individuals who have received it.

PBS’ The Presidents Collection – DVD Review

Jerry D. Morelock | Published: September 26, 2008 at 4:14 pm

A review of “The Presidents” collection, an outstanding, new, “must see” DVD set covering ten American presidents. This series shows that American leaders from Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan faced challenges similar to those of today.

Generation Kill – The HBO Miniseries; an Interview with Evan Wright and Eric Kocher

Published: July 11, 2008 at 10:12 am

Generation Kill interview with author-consulting producer Evan Wright and key military advisor SSgt. Eric Kocher about the HBO Films adaptation of Wright’s award-winning bestseller depicting Recon Marines in the Iraq War.

Katyn – movie review

Paul Glasser | Published: May 02, 2008 at 9:28 am

How did you first learn of the Katyn Massacre? If you’ve seen the film, how did it affect your understanding of this long-concealed atrocity?

The Counterfeiters – Movie Review

Paul Glasser | Published: April 23, 2008 at 1:07 pm

What did you think of The Counterfeiters’ portrayal of OPERATION BERNHARD?

Kirk Ellis Interview on HBO’s John Adams

Published: March 14, 2008 at 2:33 pm

Award-winning screenwriter Kirk Ellis on John and Abigail Adams, sacrifice, civic responsibility, and bringing David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize – winning Adams biography to television.

John Adams Miniseries: Revolution, Politics, and Love

Published: March 13, 2008 at 2:29 pm

Armchair General tells you what to expect in this new television event from the creative team that brought Band of Brothers to HBO.

The Best Years of Our Lives – Overview

Wyatt Kingseed | Published: February 13, 2008 at 7:18 pm

Still the best of Hollywood’s Coming Home films and among the greatest American produced ensemble pieces, there is good reason why the film won seven Academy Awards.

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