The Profession of Arms

Name: The Profession of Arms
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 57 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Gwynne Dyer, Paul Fussell, John Hackett

1983
57m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

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Documentary

Professional soldiers from six different nations discuss their combat experiences, job demands, and the effects of new technology.Professional soldiers from six different nations discuss their combat experiences, job demands, and the effects of new technology.Professional soldiers from six different nations discuss their combat experiences, job demands, and the effects of new technology.

Directors
- Michael Bryans
- Tina Viljoen
Writer
- Gwynne Dyer
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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Michael Bryans
- Tina Viljoen
Writer
- Gwynne Dyer
Stars

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Gwynne Dyer

Self - Host

Paul Fussell

Self - US WWII veteran

John Hackett

Self - British Army (retired)
(as Gen. Sir. John Hackett)

Dan Laner

Self - Israeli Army

Michael Petty

Self - US Army
(as Lt. Col. Michael Petty)

Directors
- Michael Bryans
- Tina Viljoen
Writer
- Gwynne Dyer
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Edited from War (1982)

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9/10

Still relevant insight to the officer's mind

It is a very great pity that Dyer's exceptional series, _War_ is not available on videotape and DVD. Though the series (like the book that followed) is somewhat dated by its focus on the then possible Third World War between Russia and the United States, a great deal of Dyer's analysis and commentary remains universally applicable.

The Profession of Arms is a distillation of the series and the "unique moral world," of the officer corps which--political verbiage aside-- shares the same ethos. In all, a valuable insight as to how officers think, and why.