A walk in the sun: During World War II, American soldiers of the Fighting 36th hit the beach at Salerno and begin their trek across the countryside toward the Nazi-occupied farmhouse they've been ordered to destroy. One of the ranking officers is killed after the platoon lands on the beach. Now Sgt. Tyne must take over and lead the troop. But the rest of these men are infantrymen who aren't thinking about fighting bravely enough to become officers, but to live long enough to become civilians.

The big list: A remarkable war film about the 1948 Berlin Airlift that follows two American Air Force sergeants as they risk their lives to transport supplies to desperate citizens.