The Hollywood war film

Author(s)

• Eberwein, Robert T.

Bibliographic Information

The Hollywood war film

Robert Eberwein

（New approaches to film genre, 5）

Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

• : hardcover
• : pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-171) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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

Table of Contents

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.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB0120209X
• ISBN:
  • 9781405173919
  • 9781405173902
• LCCN: 2009010815
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Malden, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 180 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN1995.9.W3
  • DC22 : 791.43/6581
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : War films -- United States -- History and criticism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA80258820