The process by which the past becomes history is a complex one and subject to many influences. Films are among the most pervasive of those influences. Our "memories" of war are informed by seeing Tom Hanks storm the beaches in Saving Private Ryan or Brad Pitt slaughter Nazis in Inglourious Basterds. Yet movies do not just influence our attitudes towards war - they also reflect them. Films such as the Deer Hunter and Platoon demonstrate our ambivalence towards the Vietnam conflict and the fractured nature of the war on terror has prevented any movie on the subject from attracting a strong following. This course will examine conflicts from the Boer War to the Rwandan genocide and movies made about these wars. The films about these wars come from a variety of countries and viewpoints - Australia, Germany, America, Britain, France, and Denmark. We will look at these wars through the eyes of our allies and our enemies. We will also learn about less familiar conflicts, such as the Irish Civil War and the Korean War. Throughout the course, we will examine the ways that these films both shape and challenge our ideas about wars and discuss how popular narratives of war form over time.