Geo Macey: 4 Film Favorites John Wayne War They Were Expendable Operation Pacific Flying Leathernecks Back To Bataan

4 Film Favorites: John Wayne War: They Were Expendable / Operation Pacific / Flying Leathernecks / Back To Bataan

4 Film Favorites: John Wayne War: They Were Expendable / Operation Pacific / Flying Leathernecks / Back To Bataan...'4 Film Favorites: John Wayne War' includes: 'They Were Expendable' - Supplies are dwindling. Troops are hopelessly outnumbered. But even in defeat there is victory. The defenders of the Philippines - including PT-boat skippers John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) and Rusty Ryan (John Wayne) will give the U.S. war effort time to regroup after the devastation of Pearl Harbor. 'Operation Pacific' - World War II rages across the Pacific and Lt. Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford is in the thick of it. He evacuates children from enemy-held islands. Oversees the development of torpedoes at Pearl Harbor. And prowls the depths in the submarine Thunderfish for a chance to aim his improved 'tin fish' - torpedoes - at the enemy. 'Flying Leathernecks' - It's World War II. Major Dan Kirby (John Wayne) is hard on his marines. His subordinate Captain Carl Griffin thinks the Major is overdoing it. But Kirby proves that there is a method to his madness after all. 'Back To Bataan' - After the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese in World War II, Col. Joseph Madden (John Wayne) of the U.S. Army stays on to organize guerrilla fighters against the conquerors.... Click here or on the image for details