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"Film moves audiences like no other medium; both documentaries and feature films are especially remarkable for their ability to Influence viewers. In Why We Fought: America's Wars in Film and History, editors Peter C. Rollins and John E. O'Connor explore tile complexities of war films, describing the ways in which such productions interpret history and illuminate American values, politics, and culture." "This comprehensive volume covers representations...
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"In Women in War Films: From Helpless Heroine to G.I. Jane, Ralph Donald and Karen MacDonald examine the representations of females in war throughout the history of film. They identify various types of women portrayed in these films, from home-front wives and daughters supporting their loved ones from afar to nurses and doctors stationed near the front lines of combat. The authors also look at depictions of foreign females who comfort homesick soldiers,...
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How politics, propaganda, and profits sparked the drama, imagery, and fantasy of 1940s film--and marched America off to fight World War II. The authors examine how one of America's largest and most lucrative industries was enlisted as an enthusiastic recruiter for Uncle Sam to create scores of "entertainment" pictures in which blatant morale-building propaganda messages received top billing. Revealed is the powerful role of FDR's Office of War Information,...
5) Masculinity in Vietnam War narratives: a critical study of fiction, films and nonfiction writings
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"This book examines the ways in which the war and its accompanying movements greatly altered traditional American conceptions of masculinity. Finally, the book illustrates how, decades later, the masculine anxieties of the Vietnam era are still evident in discourses ranging from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to recent presidential campaigns"--Provided by publisher
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