When Trumpets Fade (1998)

The film, made by HBO, is another war realistic film by John Irving, director of Hamburg Heights, set in the bloody Battle of Hogan Forest during World War II. After the whole platoon of Paoze was wiped out by the enemy, the only surviving Private David Manning (long Eide, "Comet hit the Earth", "four Brothers of Love") was promoted to non-commissioned officer, because he could not bear the pressure of leading recruits. Manning applied to retire on the grounds of mental incompetence, but Manning's commander (Martin Donovan) ("between her and him and them") offered him the condition that he would report Manning's application for retirement as long as he took down a German outpost. But in a ruthless war, what matters is not victory, but how to survive on the battlefield. "Save Private Ryan" and "Red Alert" may have taken the edge when it comes to the epic film of World War II, but it is definitely the best war realistic film that can't be missed.