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Theaters of War

The Pentagon has also done its best to suppress any suggestion of war crimes

The Pentagon has also done its best to suppress any suggestion of war crimes

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The Pentagon has also done its best
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to suppress any suggestion of war crimes.
Duration
6 seconds
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29
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:15
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
For example, in the original script for the World War II - Theaters of War 00:10
For example, in the original script for the World War II
"The dentist character displays distinctly un-Marine behavior," - Theaters of War 00:06
"The dentist character displays distinctly un-Marine...
But it's no secret that this kind of racism - Theaters of War 00:07
But it's no secret that this kind of racism
Eugene Sledge describes the practice - Theaters of War 00:09
Eugene Sledge describes the practice
They developed techniques for boiling - Theaters of War 00:05
They developed techniques for boiling
These grim souvenirs flooded the home front, - Theaters of War 00:07
These grim souvenirs flooded the home front,
But the Marine Office didn't want the film - Theaters of War 00:04
But the Marine Office didn't want the film
"Stealing gold teeth, yep, has to go." - Theaters of War 00:07
"Stealing gold teeth, yep, has to go."
Lone Survivor got the treatment, too. - Theaters of War 00:04
Lone Survivor got the treatment, too.
There's the pivotal scene where the platoon captures - Theaters of War 00:08
There's the pivotal scene where the platoon captures
According to Marcus Luttrell's firsthand account, - Theaters of War 00:10
According to Marcus Luttrell's firsthand account,
And in a split decision, the group let them go. - Theaters of War 00:04
And in a split decision, the group let them go.
The Pentagon didn't like this image of military leaders - Theaters of War 00:08
The Pentagon didn't like this image of military leaders
In the final version, it's the commanding officer - Theaters of War 00:08
In the final version, it's the commanding officer
- This is not a vote. - Theaters of War 00:04
- This is not a vote.
ROGER STAHL: How would the Office - Theaters of War 00:07
ROGER STAHL: How would the Office
Well, as luck would have it, I had the chance to ask. - Theaters of War 00:05
Well, as luck would have it, I had the chance to ask.
The Navy held a webinar about how - Theaters of War 00:07
The Navy held a webinar about how
Dennis Moynihan was the chief information officer - Theaters of War 00:06
Dennis Moynihan was the chief information officer
He'd been talking about how authentic they - Theaters of War 00:05
He'd been talking about how authentic they