U.S. Army operations

A WWII veteran whose brutally realistic films like 'The Big Red One' and 'Fixed Bayonets!' authentically depicted U.S. Army combat from firsthand experience.

Created 'Apocalypse Now,' an epic meditation on U.S. Army operations in Vietnam that deconstructs the nature of warfare and military command.

A Vietnam War veteran whose films including 'Platoon,' 'JFK,' and 'Born on the Fourth of July' critically examine U.S. Army operations and their moral consequences.