Real war vs. reel war : veterans, Hollywood, and WWII /

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In this book, World War II veterans compare their wartime experiences-as soldiers, pilots, "code talkers," and prisoners of war-to on-screen portrayals of the war in Hollywood films. In addition, two women-real life "Rosie the Riveters"--Compare depictions of women and the home f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Broderick, Suzanne, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, 2015.
Colección:Film and history (Lanham, Md.)
Temas:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Motion pictures and the war.
War films > United States > History and criticism.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Motion pictures and history.
Soldiers in motion pictures.
Prisoners of war in motion pictures.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Cinéma et guerre.
Films de guerre > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Cinéma et histoire.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Motion pictures and history
Prisoners of war in motion pictures
Soldiers in motion pictures
War and motion pictures
War films
United States
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Personal narratives > American
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Hollywood, history, and the historian
  • Tough 'ombres and battleground
  • Carriers and kamikazes: wing and a prayer
  • Stormy weather: Memphis Belle and Twelve o'clock high
  • Guadalcanal diary, Back to Bataan, and The sands of Iwo Jima: a veteran's review
  • Stalag Luft III: tales of the great escape
  • Code talkers, windtalkers and true whisperers
  • The Rosies: Lucy, Goldie, Ginger, and Marge
  • Conclusion.

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