Greatest 20 War Movies Fan Favorites from 1953

After two Americans are killed while escaping from a German P.O.W. camp in World War II, the barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer. Read about Stalag 17 / IMDB / YouTube

At a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a pugilistic private is cruelly punished for refusing to join his unit's boxing team. Meanwhile, his commanding officer's wife and top NCO are indulging in a torrid love affair. Learn about From Here to Eternity / IMDB / YouTube

Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires. Look into Fear and Desire / IMDB / YouTube

Army dispatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and young son living in the midst of warring Apaches and becomes their protector. See more about Hondo / IMDB / YouTube

The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers. Details on The Cruel Sea / IMDB / YouTube

Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them. Info on The Desert Rats / IMDB / YouTube

Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France. Find out about Fanfan la Tulipe / IMDB / YouTube

Set in Korea and made during the war, this is the love story of a hard-bitten Army surgeon, and a new nurse ready to save the world. Learn about Battle Circus / IMDB / YouTube

The wartime romantic misadventures of Captain Flagg, commander of a company of US Marines in 1918 France. See more about What Price Glory / IMDB / YouTube

From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan. More about Anatahan / IMDB / YouTube

Col. Paul Tibbets piloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II. More about Above and Beyond / IMDB / YouTube

In 1944, US Navy specialists run a weather station in the Gobi desert where they are harassed by Japanese warplanes but aided by local Mongol nomads. Check out Destination Gobi / IMDB / YouTube

In 1953 at Fort Bliss, Texas, two Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in love with the same woman. Get info on Take the High Ground! / IMDB / YouTube

AWOL marine Sgt. Jim O'Hearn is court-martialed for a variety of offenses that carry 143 years in the stockade or the death penalty but refuses to aid in his own defense. Explore South Sea Woman / IMDB / YouTube

War drama about the dangerous and stressful work of Lancaster bomber British crews during World War II. Look into Raiders in the Sky / IMDB / YouTube

In 1940, an American claiming to be Canadian volunteers for the British Army's paratroop school. Details on Paratrooper / IMDB / YouTube

In 1949, former concentration camp inmate and Berlin native Hans Muller, immigrates to Israel where, due to psychological problems, he can't adjust to peacetime life. Info on The Juggler / IMDB / YouTube

In 1940, the Captain of an old Royal Navy destroyer struggles with his crew, as well as the Nazis. Read about Glory at Sea / IMDB / YouTube

In 1940, Canadian sailor Andrew Brown is prisoner on a battle damaged German raider and he plans to delay the raider's at-sea repairs until a British naval task-force can destroy it. Look into Sailor of the King / IMDB / YouTube

A shallow society matron is urged by her senator father to join the Women's Army Corps. Check out Never Wave at a WAC / IMDB / YouTube