Take a pec at these Troy boys
Troy
Stars Eric Bana, Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne, Brian Cox, Brendan Gleeson and Peter O'Toole. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Rated M
Reviewer :: Pte John Wellfare

Wolfgang Petersen has managed to establish himself as a major Hollywood director on more than one shaky title.

All about Ike
Eisenhower
By Carlo D'Este. Cassell Military Series. 864pp. $29.95
Reviewer :: Name

Did General "Ike" Eisenhower have an affair with his driver, Kay Summersby? If he didn't, then what was a very close friendship certainly made tongues wag in the Allied high command. Just goes to show that perception is often reality in the hothouse atmosphere of military life.

A day to remember
D-Day
By Dan van der Vat. Allen & Unwin. 176pp. $49.95
Reviewer :: Cpl Damian Shovell

Historian Dan van der Vat has taken a well-documented topic and provided fresh perspectives as he traces Operation Overlord from inception to completion.

Britain's great escape
As it Happened: Dunkirk

SBS, June 12, 19 and 26 at 7.30pm
Reviewer: Cpl Cameron Jamieson
This drama-documentary is best described like the actual operation it portrays: a phenomenal success. The three-episode series tells the gut-wrenching facts of how 325,000 British troops were evacuated from Dunkirk in a race against time and destruction.

Historic build up
10 Days to D-Day

ABC, June 6 at 8.30pm
Reviewer:Cpl Cameron Jamieson
This is a brilliant documentary, but don't expect to see the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan.
Instead, you will be guided through the 10 days leading up to D-Day and the events of the day itself with amazing clarity and detail.