I recently discovered my wife has a massive gap in her education around World War II. I am determined to help bring her up to speed on what happened through movies. Documentaries won't hold her attention. Our starting point is "The Darkest Hour", which will be followed by "Dunkirk".
How do we get through the whole war only using movies?
Can I kindly get a few suggestions on what you would suggest as a natural progression through the war with some level of historical accuracy?
Any and all suggestions are much appreciated.
The Battle of Britain (1969) - 1940 (Self-explanatory really)
Ice Cold In Alex (1958) - 1941(ish) (British army in North Africa)
Days Of Glory (2006) - 1940 to 1945 (French Colonial Troops)
Unsere Mütter, Unsere Vater (2013) - 1941 to 1945 (Experiences of a group of German friends who all end up on the Eastern Front [one in the Heer, one the Waffen SS, one a nurse, one an entertainer and one a Jew on the run from the SS]).
The 39th Battalion/Kokoda (2006) - 1942 (Australian forces in the defence of Papua New Guinea against the Japanese)
The Heroes of Telemark (1965) - 1942/1943 (Operation Gunnerside - British/Norwegian commando operations to sabotage German heavy water production)
Czterej pancerni i pies/4 Men and a Tank (1966-1970) - 1943 to 1945 (Slightly madcap Polish series about a Polish tank crew serving with the Red Army in the liberation of their homeland.)
The Longest Day (1962) - 1944 (D-Day)
A Bridge Too Far (1977) - 1944 (Operation Market Garden)
Band of Brothers (2001) - 1944 to 1945 (US Airborne from D-Day to VE Day)
Here are a few for the war in the Pacific:
Empire of the Sun
Pearl Harbor
Midway
The Thin Red Line
Bridge on the River Kwai
For the war in Europe:
Sink the Bismark
Saving Private Ryan
Downfall (2004 German language on Hitler's last days)