Category: WW II

We’ve Never Been Licked (1943). WWII morale film for Texas A&M graduates fighting overseas. Young Brad Craig (Langton) enters the military school with a chip on his shoulder which Mitchum and … Continue Reading →

The Way to the Stars (1945). (aka Johnny in the Clouds) RAF Bomber flight leader David Archdale (Michael Redgrave) masks his concern over his possible fate from his wife, Toddy (Rosamund John). … Continue Reading →

The War Lover (1962). In World War II, American bomber pilots Capt. Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) and 1st Lt. Ed Boland (Robert Wagner) are stationed at a military base in England. Buzz … Continue Reading →

Wake Island (1941). In the weeks before the Pearl Harbor attack, the Marines stationed on Wake Island have grown accustomed to a leisurely attitude. All that changes when newly appointed Maj. Geoffrey … Continue Reading →

Twelve O’Clock High (1949) The wartime memories of surviving World War II bomber squadrons were still crystal clear when this acclaimed drama was released in 1949–one of the first postwar … Continue Reading →

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). Tora! Tora! Tora! is the Japanese signal to attack – and the movie meticulously recreates the attack on Pearl Harbor and the events leading up to it. Opening … Continue Reading →

Thunder Birds (1942). During World War II, British medic Peter Stackhouse follows in his late father’s footsteps by joining the Royal Air Force, in spite of his crippling fear of heights. Stackhouse … Continue Reading →

The Thousand Plane Raid (1969). An American serving at a Royal Air Force base in England, has a grand military dream: a risky plan to send a fleet of 1,000 bombers to … Continue Reading →

This Man’s Navy (1945). Hotshot navy pilot Ned Trumpet has been known to tell a lot of tales about his war exploits, but no stories are greater exaggerations than those about his … Continue Reading →

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) is about Doolittle’s impossible one-way flight by launching fully loaded bombers for the first time ever from the deck of an aircraft carrier and landing … Continue Reading →