Friendly Fire

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

Does this film create a metaphor equating the nature of service and valor to War during wintertime, or is this simply an expanded story Fuller wanted to tell about the versatility of wartime? On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John are over the hump—while reviewing this 1951 drama. Available on: <a href="https://amzn.to/2SJzFs2" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/fixed-bayonets/id311596994?mt=6&amp;at=1000lPzL" target="_blank">Apple</a>, and your local library.<a href="https://maximumfun.org/join" target="_blank">Support our show</a>Next Film: The Night of the Generals (1967)Available on: <a href="https://amzn.to/2Z066qr" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-night-of-the-generals/id313447486?mt=6&amp;at=1000lPzL" target="_blank">Apple</a>, and your local library.

A history podcast with a twist: Friendly Fire uses war movies as a point of entry on not only the history of war, but the history of how societies think about war. John Roderick, Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison dissect movies from throughout the history of cinema, talk about film production, pedantic quibbles with costumes and airplanes, and keep you laughing the entire time.