Best 30 War Movies Editor's Choice from 1988

In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam. Info on Good Morning, Vietnam / IMDB / YouTube

Rambo mounts a one-man mission to rescue his friend Colonel Trautman from the clutches of the formidable invading Soviet forces in Afghanistan. Get info on Rambo III / IMDB / YouTube

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond. Get info on Au Revoir les Enfants / IMDB / YouTube

A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi, Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon. Look into Biloxi Blues / IMDB / YouTube

A young boy living on the outskirts of London comes of age during the uncertain days of World War II. Details on Hope and Glory / IMDB / YouTube

A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war. Read about When the Wind Blows / IMDB / YouTube

A Soviet tank and its warring crew become separated from their patrol and lost in an Afghan valley with a group of vengeance-seeking rebels on their tracks. See more about The Beast of War / IMDB / YouTube

During the Vietnam War, Colonel Hambleton's aircraft is shot down over enemy territory and a frantic rescue operation ensues. Check out Bat*21 / IMDB / YouTube

When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army. Look into Red Sorghum / IMDB / YouTube

Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons. Info on Man Behind the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp. Learn about Braddock: Missing in Action III / IMDB / YouTube

A joint U.S.- Soviet strike force is assembled to wipe out a nuclear base in an outlaw nation that plans to take the world hostage. More about Iron Eagle II / IMDB / YouTube

Two friends living in a small town during the 1960s, run away to enjoy their freedom during the Vietnam War, thus disappointing the father of one of them. When they return to town, they realize the importance of family unity. More about 1969 / IMDB / YouTube

Daring British WWI fighter pilot James Biggles Bigglesworth and 1980s low-level business executive Jim Ferguson discover that they can time travel to each other's eras. They try to stop the Germans from changing the outcome of WWI. Check out Biggles: Adventures in Time / IMDB / YouTube

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes. Their prime suspect is high ranking U.S. Army officer which brings their lives in danger. Find out about Off Limits / IMDB / YouTube

War story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners. In 1943, this motley tank crew is sent on a suicide mission behind enemy lines to destroy a Soviet train that's carrying fuel for the Red Army. Find out about The Misfit Brigade / IMDB / YouTube

A young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don't respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander More about Platoon Leader / IMDB / YouTube

Amuro Ray and Char Aznable settle their rivalry once and for all during the Second Neo Zeon War. Find out about Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack / IMDB / YouTube

In the turmoilous 18th century, young poor Hungarian aristocrat Jonas helps Szaffi, a young pretty gypsy Romani girl and the illegitimate daughter of a Turkish pasha, get the treasure that's owed to her by the right of inheritance. See more about The Treasure of Swamp Castle / IMDB / YouTube

Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people. Info on Born to Defense / IMDB / YouTube

A wealthy Paris lawyer facing execution finds a poor prisoner willing to trade places with him in exchange for promising his fortune to the man's family. After his release, he returns to his old home but doesn't reveal his true identity. Get info on The Tenth Man / IMDB / YouTube

In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock. Find out about The Lighthorsemen / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo chief of Lyon, and his life after the war. Learn about Hôtel Terminus / IMDB / YouTube

A special forces unit known as BAM is tasked with a mission: tracking down the rogue Omega-1 cyborg unit in a dense jungle, without being told their exact objective. Soon they find themselves the hunted rather than the hunters. Check out Robowar / IMDB / YouTube

A team of renegade soldiers in World War II tries to stop the creation of the Fourth Reich in the Middle East. Explore The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission / IMDB / YouTube

In 1793 when terror is widespread in France, peasants known as Chouans fight the revolutionaries in attempt to restore the monarchy. Info on Chouans! / IMDB / YouTube

After escaping from a U.S. Federal Institution, Henry Thurman is on the run from the Government's military snipers, who have one objective: to kill at all costs. Read about The Last Witness / IMDB / YouTube

A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel The Caine Mutiny. Look into The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial / IMDB / YouTube

Casey's mother's dying wish was to deliver a letter to an English lord who Casey knows nothing about. While fulfilling her duty, Casey meets the Lord's son, who immediately falls for the American visitor. Check out Tears in the Rain / IMDB / YouTube

Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag. After the war, two of them try to hunt down the former Gestapo officers who executed most of the recaptured escapees. Learn about The Great Escape II: The Untold Story / IMDB / YouTube