military documentaries

Armed forces footage

Military documentaries are nonfiction films about armed forces, warfare, or military history.

The genre spans archival footage compilations, battlefield accounts, profiles of military units or operations, and examinations of specific wars or weapons systems.

We watched a military documentary about the Pacific theater.

The term covers both educational productions and propaganda films.

Related

veterans · soldiers · battles · behind enemy lines · history · narration · archives · tanks · aircraft · interviews · frontline · strategy · generals · propaganda · home front · invasion · troops · weapons

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG