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Latvian War of Independence 1918-1920 Defenders of Riga (2007) (Terry Martin) TV series https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471359/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The First World War is over. Martins, after many years spent in war abroad, returns to his bride Elza in Latvia. He does not realize that the decisive battle for the heart of Elza and for the newly founded Latvian […]
1914 Oh! What A Lovely War (1969) (Peter Merritt) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064754/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) (Peter Merritt) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 A German youth eagerly enters World War I, […]
Crimean War 1853-56 Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) (Peter Merritt) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027438/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2 A major countermands orders and attacks to avenge a previous massacre of men, women, and children. American Civil War 1861-1865 Glory (1989) (Deborah Southwell) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Col. Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War’s first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices […]
The Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815 The Duellists(1977) (Peter Merritt) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075968/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 France, 1801. Due to a minor perceived slight, mild-mannered Lieutenant d’Hubert is forced into a duel with hot-headed irrational Lieutenant Feraud. The disagreement ultimately results in scores of duels spanning several years. The Pride and the Passion (1957) (Dave Boundy) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050858/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 During the Napoleonic […]
1300s Hundred Years’ War 1337-1453 Henry V (1989 Branagh version) (Philip Middleton) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 During the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England () embarks on the conquest of France in 1415. Henry V (1944 Olivier version) (Philip Middleton) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036910/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_8 During the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of […]
1600s Michiel de Ruyter (Admiral; 2015) (Jaap Boender) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2544766/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France, and Germany, and the country is on the brink of civil war, only one man can lead the country’s strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet: Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676) Cromwell (1970) (Andy Grainger) […]
These are member suggestions for plausible war movies in this period. ROMAN EMPIRE 625BC – 476AD Rome (2005) (TV Series) (Deborah Southwell) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384766/ An epic drama which chronicles the rise of the ancient Roman Empire through the eyes of two foot-soldiers and their families as well as famous historical figures including Julius Caesar (100-44BC), […]
After an exchange of good war movies to view at a recent Virtual CLWG meeting, I offered to curate a list for Milmud. I had in mind pulling together war movies that would be plausible enough for members who may not have a strong background in a particular era to gain some context for creating […]
Jim presented The Quiet Battlefield, via an online CLWG session. He was inspired to make this game after playing The Quiet Year a game we played at the December CLWG Hybrid session. The Quiet Year is not a wargame, or a boardgame. It is perhaps more of a role-playing game, though the players do not […]
by Jim Wallman Our second year of pandemic saw quite a few attempts at replicating the CLWG experience using on-line tools and the relaxation of lockdown saw us experimenting with hybrid meetings – a non-trivial undertaking! As in real life CLWG remained somewhat chaotic, though like 2020 the year gave us multiple opportunities to learn […]