TWE Book and Film Recommendations
Looking for something to read or watch? Here is a list of all the books and films recommended on The Water’s Edge.
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By James M. LindsayMary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Over the decade since I began blogging at The Water’s Edge I have periodically recommended books to read and films to watch. I have also occasionally asked colleagues to recommend books and movies. Given the number of recommendations we have made, I thought it would be useful to assemble them all in one place. This is that place.
Movies Worth Watching
- Seven Movies Worth Watching About 9/11 (2021)
- Eight More Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching (2021)
- Five Movies Worth Watching About Foreign-Policy Conspiracies (2021)
- Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Being in Combat (2021)
- Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Real-Life Heroism (2021)
- Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Actual World Events (2021)
- Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Human Rights (2021)
- Five Movies Worth Watching About Conflict at Sea (2021)
- Five Movies Worth Watching About Love and War (2021)
- Five Movies Worth Watching About UFOs (2021)
- Ten More Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching (2020)
- Five Anti-War Movies Worth Watching (2020)
- Five Movies About Foreign Intrigue Worth Watching (2020)
- Five Movies About World War II Worth Watching (2020)
- Five Movies Worth Watching About the Threat of Nuclear War (2020)
- Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Journalists (2020)
- Five Movies About Revolts, Rebellions, and Revolutions Worth Watching (2020)
- Five Foreign-Policy Comedies Worth Watching (2020)
- Five POW Movies Worth Watching (2020)
- Five Movie Biographies Worth Watching (2020)
- Five Foreign-Policy Movies with Women in the Lead (2020)
- Five Foreign-Policy Satires Worth Watching (2020)
- Ten More Vietnam War Movies Worth Watching (2017)
- Top Ten Vietnam War Movies (2015)
- Ten Cold War Films Worth Watching (2014)
- TWE Remembers: Top Ten World War I Films (2014)
- CFR at the Oscars (Killing in the Name) (2011)
The World Next WeekReading and Viewing Specials
- The World Next Week: What to Read and Listen to This Summer (2022)
- The World Next Week: What to Read This Summer (2021)
- The World Next Week: What to Read, Watch, and Listen to This Summer (2020)
- Back-to-School Reading Special (2019)
- What’s Worth Reading This Summer? (2018)
- What’s Worth Reading This Summer? (2017)
- What’s Worth Reading This Summer? (2016)
- What’s Worth Reading This Summer? (2015)
- More Books to Read This Summer (2014)
- The World Next Week: Books to Read This Summer (2014)
- The World Next Week: Books to Read This Summer (2013)
Resources Worth Exploring About 9/11
- More Resources Worth Exploring About 9/11
- Seven Reflections Worth Reading About 9/11
- Seven Documentaries Worth Watching About 9/11
- Seven Movies Worth Watching About 9/11
- 9/11 Online Exhibits and Resources Worth Viewing
- Seven Resources Debunking 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
- Seven Podcasts Worth Listening to About 9/11
- Seven More Books Worth Reading About 9/11 and Its Aftermath
Books Worth Reading About the Cold War
Books Worth Reading About the Vietnam War
Books Worth Reading About World War I
Books Worth Reading on Specific Historical Events
- Lessons Learned: Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Lessons Learned: General MacArthur’s Dismissal
- Lessons Learned: Hitler’s Rearmament of Germany
- Lessons Learned: Japanese-American Internment During WWII
- Lessons Learned: LBJ Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection
- Lessons Learned: Nelson Mandela’s Release from Prison
- Lessons Learned: Nixon in China
- Lessons Learned: North Atlantic Treaty Signing
- History Lessons: The America First Committee Forms
- Lessons Learned: The Articles of Confederation
- Lessons Learned: The Firebombing of Tokyo
- History Lessons: The Munich Agreement
- History Lessons: The Oslo Accords
- Lessons Learned: The Tet Offensive
- Lessons Learned: Tokyo Sarin Gas Attack
Books Worth Reading About the U.S. Air Force
Books Worth Reading About the U.S. Army
Books Worth Reading About the U.S. Coast Guard
Books Worth Reading About the U.S. Marine Corps
Books Worth Reading About the U.S. Navy
Books Worth Reading About the U.S. Space Force
Other Recommendations
- TWE Remembers: Presidents Day (2023)
- TWE Remembers: Bricker Amendment (2022)
- TWE Remembers: Presidents Day (2022)
- Eleven More Classic Vietnam War Protest Songs (2017)
- Five Foreign Policy Books the Next President Should Read (2016)
- The Twenty Best Vietnam Protest Songs (2015)
- TWE Remembers: World War I on the World Wide Web (2014)
- TWE Mailbag: CTBT Recommended Readings (2011)