Isn't it intriguing how life can imitate art? When the Soldier team began compiling this issue we set out to discover whether military-based movies can ever do justice to the harsh realities of war-fighting (page 38). Experts and film fans provided various insights as to how well this task is undertaken by directors and screenwriters (page 90). But what also became clear during the course of our research was exactly how much life as a serving soldier in 2013 can feel like its own drama - and often an incredibly difficult one.
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