Greatest 16 War Movies Popular from 1979

A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. Learn about Apocalypse Now / IMDB / YouTube

An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania. See more about The Deer Hunter / IMDB / YouTube

Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside. Get info on Hair / IMDB / YouTube

Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. See more about 1941 / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, Dutch students join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands. Get info on Soldier of Orange / IMDB / YouTube

A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Learn about All Quiet on the Western Front / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation. Details on Zulu Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

A World War II adventure involving a group of Allied P.O.W.s, Nazis, black market priceless art treasures, Greek resistance, a Greek monastery, and a secret German rocket base. Learn about Escape to Athena / IMDB / YouTube

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot. See more about Hanover Street / IMDB / YouTube

Told in four different New Year's Eves in the mid 1960s, John, Terry, Debbie, Steve and Laurie deal with adulthood, the Vietnam war, peace rallies, and relationships. More about More American Graffiti / IMDB / YouTube

Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway. Look into Yanks / IMDB / YouTube

A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train General Batista's Army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner. Explore Cuba / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, a Basque shepherd is approached by underground operatives who want him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees while they're being pursued by a sadistic German officer. Explore The Passage / IMDB / YouTube

In 1944 a German sergeant gets involved in an anti-Hitler conspiracy, and saves the life of an American colonel. See more about Breakthrough / IMDB / YouTube

In 1945, General Patton sends Germany's confiscated gold reserves to Frankfurt, but the Army train is robbed by plotters who also hire a Swiss hitman to kill the General. Check out Brass Target / IMDB / YouTube

In between drinking cans of Fosters beer, Australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in Vietnam. More about The Odd Angry Shot / IMDB / YouTube