Labor Day weekend? Where did that come from? Am I the only one who felt like this past summer flew by? Ah, but did you know that Labor Day…
It was Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman who first said, “War is hell” and no war since the 1860s has done anything to change our minds. But as surely…
Where I live in Vermont, we pray for summer, but no sooner does it arrive than we start praying for the first leaves to turn. This year, there’s another reason…
Conflicts between good and evil have been the stuff of mythology, religion, philosophy — and war —since the dawn of time. And when light fights darkness, most of us root…
Since I started this blog, I’ve tried to highlight what I consider the true gems of war reporting. I’ve written about Sebastian Junger and the late Tim Hetherington’s unforgettable…
Do you love Saving Private Ryan as much as I do? If the answer is yes, have I got a hidden gem of a war movie for you: The…
How many times have you loved a book only to hate the movie made from it? It’s SO disappointing, right? Well, here at The War Movie Correspondent we don’t…
Throughout history, great leaders have inspired their followers through the use of powerful words. Here are five great war movies made even greater by memorable battle speeches: 1. The…
Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington’s 2010 masterpiece, Restrepo, catapulted us into the daily lives of the U.S. Army’s Second Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade…
