11 Books Behind Great War Movies
From non-fiction accounts to novels, books have inspired some of the greatest war films ever made.
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Stephen Lovely & Catherine Phelan | Updated Oct 2, 2020 | Published Jul 14, 2018
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Enemy at the Gates
By William Craig
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Joseph Fiennes and Jude Law in Enemy at the Gates
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From Here to Eternity
By James Jones
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Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster in From Here to Eternity
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Casualties of War
By Daniel Lang
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We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young
By Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway
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Barry Pepper and Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers
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Guadalcanal Diary
By Richard Tregaskis
Heart of Darkness
By Joseph Conrad
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American Sniper
By Chris Kyle
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Jake McDorman and Bradley Cooper in American Sniper
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All Quiet on the Western Front
By Erich Maria Remarque
Sophie's Choice
By William Styron
Voyage of the Damned
By Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts
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The Thin Red Line
By James Jones
