Byran labels the resulting movies "the noble-grunt film," as generic narratives that feature "the gradual deterioration of order, the disintegration of idealism, the breakdown of character, the alienation from those at home, and finally, the loss of all sensibility save the will to survive." ... Unfortunately, movies are a poor source for learning about the war, as most films fail to meet the basic requirements of truth, balance, and reality. However, a film can be an excellent movie in spite of its use of myths and inaccuracies about the war and the soldiers. ... After coming to the realiza...

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Wakatsuki ultimately failed in the attempt to carry out his emperor's wishes and the Japanese military continued on its campaign throughout China which eventually pleaded to the League of Nations for intervention who then voted 42-1 against Japan with the only vote coming from Japan supporting the action. ...

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Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. ... When he thinks about Dresden's place in his memory, he always recalls two things: a dirty limerick about a man whose penis has let him down, and "My Name is Yon Yonson," a song which has no ending. ... After the war, the narrator went home, married, and had kids, all of whom are grown now. ... He returned home for rest, but without warning one day he went to New York and claimed on the radio that he had been kidnapped by aliens called Trafalmadorians. ... He jumps forward to 1965, when he i...

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Around this time Hitler began hearing the glowing reports coming back from the front lines; so he changed the designation of the rifle once again. ... Kalashnikov is even quoted saying this about designing the weapon, "I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. ...

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