War on the Silver Screen Shaping America's Perception of History |
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| Author:
| Jeansonne, Glen
Luhrssen, David |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61234-641-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | Potomac Books, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Americans have been almost constantly at war since 1917. But even with the constant presence of war in American life, much of what Americans remember about those conflicts comes from Hollywood depictions. Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrssen demonstrate how war movies have burned the images and impressions of wars onto the American psyche more concretely than has the reality of the wars themselves.
Americans have been almost constantly at war since 1917. But even with the constant presence of war in American life, much of what Americans remember about those conflicts comes from Hollywood depictions. Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrssen demonstrate how war movies have burned the images and impressions of wars onto the American psyche more concretely than has the reality of the wars themselves.