The Hollywood War Film (eBook)

Robert Eberwein (Autor)

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2009
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-1507-3 (ISBN)

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The Hollywood War Film offers readers a lively introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre, from Hollywood's earliest days to the current moment

• Combines broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth analysis of specific films
• Includes chapters on All Quiet on the Western Front, World War II combat films, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, Eastwood’s Iwo Jima films, and Iraq war films
• An ideal text for perennially popular courses on the war film genre

Robert Eberwein is Distinguished Professor of English at Oakland University. His publications include Armed Forces: Masculinity and Sexuality in the American War Film (2007), The War Film (2004).

Inhalt

List of Plates.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. Historical Overview.

2. Critical Issues.

3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).

4. Destination Tokyo (1943) and Retaliation
Films.

5. Platoon (1986) and Full Metal Jacket
(1987).

6. Glory (1989).

7. The Iraq Wars on Film.

8. Iwo Jima.

Notes.

Index.

Rezensionen

"Free of theoretical jargon and labyrinthine argumentation, with long-winded yet stimulating plot summaries, The Hollywood War Film is first and foremost recommended to students of film and cinema buffs who are getting acquainted with critical perspectives on the genre." (Hollywood Enlisted, 2010)

"This is a genuinely remarkable achievement. Bradford
has assembled an all-star cast of scholars who thoughtfully survey
the historical literature on virtually every aspect of the American
military experience. Here is an essential starting point for
every serious student of American military and naval
history."

Craig L. Symonds, Professor Emeritus, U.S. Naval Academy, author
of Lincoln and His Admirals and Decision at Sea: Five
Naval Battles that Shaped American History

"Well-conceived, comprehensive and thorough, this volume is
important not only for those working on American history but also
for military historians as a whole. The central role of
conflict in American history emerges clearly."

Jeremy Black, University of Exeter, author of Crisis of
Empire: Britain and America in the Eighteenth Century and editor
of Great Military Leaders and their Campaigns

"A truly masterful assemblage of essays prepared by a
star-studded cast of military historians. Beautifully
written, comprehensive in scope. Highly recommended to any
and all persons seeking to understand the triumphs and pitfalls of
American military history."

James Kirby Martin, Distinguished University Professor of
History, University of Houston, editor of Ordinary Courage: The
Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin, third
edition, and coauthor of Forgotten Allies: The
Oneida Indians and the American Revolution

"Comprehensively conceived, brilliantly executed, this
compendium of scholarship on the American military experience is a
tour de force that belongs in every private and public collection
on the subject."

Dennis Showalter, Colorado College, author of Hitler's
Panzers: The Lightning Attacks that Revolutionized Warfare
and Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.8.2009
• Reihe/Serie: New Approaches to Film Genre
• Reihe/Serie: New Approaches to Film Genre
• Reihe/Serie: New Approaches to Film Genre
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Cultural Studies • Filmtheorie • Film theory • Kulturwissenschaften • Militärgeschichte • Militärgeschichte • USA /Geschichte • USA /Militär • USA /Militär • war film genre, films about war, war film textbook, war film course, studying wars in films, All Quiet on the Western Front, World War II combat films, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Kathryn Bigelow, Flags of our Fathers, Courage under Fire, Jarhead, The Manchurian Candidate, Guts and Glory, Projections of War: Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II, armed forces in film, film and American history, film and American culture
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-1507-2 / 1444315072
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-1507-3 / 9781444315073