Rising to prominence in the early part of the ’40s as World War II raged on, war cinema has been enticing ever since. Reveling in the darkest aspects of human history while exploring themes of valor, morality, sacrifice, camaraderie, and the futility of war, the very best war films are defined by their powerful and thought-provoking stories and visual might. While everything from the trenches of Europe to the shores of the Pacific and the jungles of Vietnam have been depicted en masse, military movies set in the desert are no less striking.
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