The year 1939 is often cited as Hollywood’s finest moment, as proof positive that mercantilism (the studio system) and aesthetics (good movies) are mutually compatible. Give a casual movie-goer half a ...
During World War I, a horror that mired men in trenches, the only things that zipped were biplanes and the new tanks. The American George S. Patton was a tank commander in that war and learned its ...