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Army officer portrayed by schiff saying he spent his whole career on the bradley. The pentagon wars is a movie made on the basis of a book of the same name, written by the us air force colonel james burton ret. Burton cary elwes protests government waste and poor decisions in the development of a troop carrier. Released 1998, the pentagon wars stars kelsey grammer, cary elwes, olympia dukakis, viola davis the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and. Story, which is told through a series of flashbacks, focuses on the development of the bradley infantry fighting vehicle. Start your free trial to watch the pentagon wars and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more.
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