ABSTRACT
Discussing such classic films as Sergeant York, Air Force, and All Quiet on the Western Front, as well as more modern blockbusters like Apocalypse Now and Saving Private Ryan, this outstanding volume focuses on Hollywood and its production of war films.
Topics covered include:
- the early formation of war cinema
- the apotheosis of the Hollywood war film
- the ascendancy of ambivalence
- Hollywood and the war since Vietnam
- war as a way of seeing.
For any student of film studies or American cultural studies, this is a valuable companion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|64 pages
War as A Way of Seeing
part Two|50 pages
Early Formations of War Cinema in the United States
part Three|50 pages
The Apotheosis of the Hollywood War Film
part Four|76 pages
Shadows of Ambivalence
part Five|67 pages
Hollywood and War: Contemporary Formations