While Clint Eastwood is often associated with the Dirty Harry franchise and Westerns such as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, The Outlaw Josey Wales, and Unforgiven, as a director, he's frequently explored stories of war. After directing Heartbreak Ridge in 1986, Eastwood returned to war stories in a big way in the 2000s, with back-to-back World War II moviesFlags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima.