6 posted on 05/30/2016 7:09:36 AM PDT by dynachrome
(When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
Lots of movies that fit, but you picked my two favorites. Gary Cooper probably made a better Sergeant York on the silver screen than Sergeant York himself. No disrespect to Sergeant York of course.
We Were Soldiers is Mel Gibson's good side at his best.
What else... Midway, They Were Expendable.
Oh yeah, The Longest Day belongs in the top tier. I'll think of some more.
56 posted on 05/30/2016 8:09:28 AM PDT by OKSooner
(That woman will never make it to the convention in Philadelphia.)