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Although the battle scenes take up comparatively little footage in Sergeant York, they are above Hollywood standard. York's incredible exploit seems almost credible. Its bang-bang excitement is leavened with the salty observations of one of his men (George Tobias). Says he to a captured German officer while York is squirrel-shooting his way to victory: "Five'll get you ten that guy knocks off your whole sauerkraut army."
Sergeant York does not glorify war, does not try to horn in on the U.S. and World War II. It stays scrupulously within the bounds of one man's part in another war. But by showing what he found in the U.S. worth fighting for, it becomes Hollywood's first solid contribution to national defense.