Rostochil is standing to the right of Private Pyle in this photo from 1991 that totally looks as though it was taken in 1963.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US actor Jim Nabors made a good living in the 1960s portraying naive soldier Gomer Pyle. His astonished ...

Stanley Kubrick's unflinching movie about the Vietnam War features one of the most dramatic opening hours in the history of cinema. Full Metal Jacket begins with a series of new military recruits ...

Well thank you very much, can I be in charge for a while? Kubrick' s anti-war masterpiece and ode to the quirks of military training schools also contained one of the most hilarious-and certifiably ...