The Hollywood War FilmISBN: 978-1-4051-7391-9
Hardcover
192 pages
October 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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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