Leading men is hard when all are dying around you. As a retired army officer and an adjunct history professor I thought it was important to review what I consider the best war movies depicting the challenges of leadership and the command of men. "Twelve O'clock High" is one of the best movies depicting the challenges command can be, especially when taking a high casualty rate as our "fly boys" did with the new concept of daylight bombing in the early years of WW 2. This is in the days before the … more
As a retired army officer and an adjunct history professor I thought it was important to review what I consider the best war movies depicting the challenges of leadership and the command of men. “Twelve O’clock High” is one of the best movies depicting the challenges command can be, especially when taking a high casualty rate as our “fly boys” did with the new concept of daylight bombing in the early years of WW 2. This is in the … more