Sentences with phrase «war efforts play»

A selection of those films directly inspired by the war and war efforts play tonight, then several other non-war themed 1940s films play Wednesday night as part of the series.

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He may underestimate the crucial role played by American air power and special forces that turned the tide of the Northern Alliance's losing war effort in 2001, but he is nonetheless correct that the war is ultimately the Afghans» to win or lose.

Just as he had been prevented from playing in the Rose Bowl, Yoshihara was kept from the rush to join the war effort, despite his repeated efforts to enlist.

While no senators have done so, communications director Adam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Congress, Trump eye new agency to invest in projects overseas Overnight Defense: House panel passes 6B defense bill What's in the bill and what didn't make the cut Pentagon details «failures» in Niger operation Trump, Kim meeting set MORE said the group's effort helped highlight the role DeVos's money has played in politics.

He is playing the same tune as a man who plunged Europe into a massive war and an effort to exterminate people of one religious group.

New York and other states that played a pivotal part in aiding the Northern effort in the Civil War are scrimping when it comes to commemorating its 150th anniversary.

Hudd devoted a great deal of effort to bringing theatrical entertainment to the factory workers and more remote villages of England during World War II, though he still managed to play roles in Major Barbara and I Know Where I'm Going, among a handful of major movies.

Watching the doc and one can almost see it playing out with actors like Emma Stone in the roles of these determined women who took to the skies and played an important part in the war efforts before being recruited for a secret mission to test whether women were fit for space travel.

I've already seen Paul Thomas Anderson's confounding and often hypnotic tale of a battle - scarred World War II veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) and his postwar indoctrination into a Scientology - like religion formed by the title character, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman.Ö Some of it is startlingly beautiful cinema, photographed in 70 mm; most of the effective human drama is confined to the first half, but it's well worth the time and effort.

«Day of the Soldado» reunites Alejandro with Brolin's paramilitary fixer, Matt Graver, until their joint effort to foment a war between rival Mexican cartels falls apart, resulting in a bloody game of cat - and - mouse, played with Blackhawk helicopters and high - powered weapons.

Telling the true story of Newton Knight (played by Matthew McConaughey), Free State of Jones follows the Southern farmer as he deserts the Confederate army in 1863 to raise a guerilla force of his own to defend Jones County, Mississippi and its adjacent townships against the greedy Confederate forces taking their food and supplies to support the war effort.

Last Men in Aleppo (Netflix, iTunes, Google Play) This issue doc's topic is the Syrian civil war, and particularly the heroic efforts of the volunteer - supported humanitarian - aid organization known as the White Helmets.

«Captain America: Civil War» picks up where «Avengers: Age of Ultron» left off, as Captain America - played by Chris Evans - leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to save the world.

Liam Neeson plays the monster in question (though Captain America: Civil War star Tom Holland stood in for him on set), and in an effort to get the audience in on the story a bit more, he sat down to read through the entire first chapter.

Over those years the company has employed many thousands of local people, and has also played a significant role in both war efforts.

I am continuously impressed by the marketing sony does, micheal was pretty amazing and this one is another good effort, I love the little references from some of my favorite games and the few newer ones I have yet to play, horizon zero, god of war just to name a few.

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There are also reports from reviewers playing the game early that, unlike other single - player games with these features such as Deus Ex: Mankind Divided or Middle - Earth: Shadow of War, Origins makes no effort to hide them - and even pushes them on players.

«Our continued efforts to expand the war games and strategy games audience and to attract new players through innovative game play and new platforms, external licenses and internal franchises are testament to the consistency of our mission statement that we started with fifteen years ago,» said Slitherine chairman JD McNeil.

Plastic played a large role in the war effort, used in everything from military vehicles to radar insulation, which really sparked the industry.

That continued during World War II, when AAA played a big role in conservation efforts that swept the country.

I played Halo Wars: Definitive Edition, and was impressed by the effort put into its reimagining.

«For years, this case has been a civil war played out in the courts,» said John Howell, a British financial - crime consultant who assisted BTA Bank in its efforts to uncover whether Ablyazov committed fraud.