Historical accuracy can contribute to acertain level of realitybeing conveyed, but its also not everything.

Butthe structure makesDunkirkunique, and adds to the tension it builds continually.

Much ofJarheadshows adifferent side to the difficulties inherent to war: just how boring and soul-sucking it can be.

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Ken Wantanabe in ‘Letters of Iwo Jima’

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Gallipoli

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Jack Aubrey on a ship looking to the distance in Master and Commander

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A group of soldiers shield themselves from an explosion in Dunkirk

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Military men set up a scarecrow in Come and See

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The Battle of Algiers (1967)

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Two soldiers sitting on a table in the desert, one in full camo, the other shirtless wearing a Santa hat

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A man inside a sub yelling in Das Boot (1981)

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