Greatest 17 War Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1952

In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship. More about The African Queen / IMDB / YouTube

A young French girl orphaned in a German air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death. Info on Forbidden Games / IMDB / YouTube

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro. Learn about The Snows of Kilimanjaro / IMDB / YouTube

As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on Britain in 1943, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol. Explore The Small Back Room / IMDB / YouTube

As the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners of war to spy behind German lines. Learn about Decision Before Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight. Find out about The Sound Barrier / IMDB / YouTube

Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War. Explore Springfield Rifle / IMDB / YouTube

A group of people at a bar witness the unfolding events of a Soviet invasion of the USA. Learn about Invasion, U.S.A. / IMDB / YouTube

Post war Hiroshima: It's been four years since the last time she visited her hometown. Takako faces the after effects of the A-bomb when she travels around the city to call on old friends. Info on Children of Hiroshima / IMDB / YouTube

During the Riff War in Morocco, the French Foreign Legion's outpost of Tarfa is threatened by Khalif Hussein's tribes but Sergeant Mike Kincaid devises a plan of survival until the arrival of French reinforcements. Check out Ten Tall Men / IMDB / YouTube

Story of the military truck drivers who kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II. Get info on Red Ball Express / IMDB / YouTube

During the early days of the Korean War, U.S. Army colonel Steve Janowski is one of the military advisers training the South Korean army and he's tasked with evacuating American civilians from the war zone. Find out about One Minute to Zero / IMDB / YouTube

During WW2 in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land. More about Eight Iron Men / IMDB / YouTube

To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues. Look into Starlift / IMDB / YouTube

During the Korean War, aboard the U.S.S. Princeton, Navy Commander Dan Collier reminisces about his first assignment on the same aircraft carrier in the war against Japan. Learn about Flat Top / IMDB / YouTube

The saga of a battalion of U.S. Marines during the Korean War, starting with their training, landing at Inchon in 1950, advance into North Korea and their subsequent retreat back to the 38th parallel. More about Retreat, Hell! / IMDB / YouTube

During the War of 1812, the U.S. tasks Captain James Marshall to sail through the British blockade and bring back a French loan in gold but the secret leaks out and many greedy hands, including the mutinous crew's, are after the gold. Get info on Mutiny / IMDB / YouTube