{"product_id":"the-hollywood-war-film-isbn-9781405173902","title":"The Hollywood War Film","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood War Film\u003c\/i\u003e 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  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth analysis of specific films\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes chapters on \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e, World War II combat films, \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e, Eastwood’s Iwo Jima films, and Iraq war films\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn ideal text for perennially popular courses on the war film genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Plates.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Historical Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Critical Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e (1930).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eDestination Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e (1943) and Retaliation Films.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) and \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e (1987).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. \u003ci\u003eGlory\u003c\/i\u003e (1989).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Iraq Wars on Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Iwo Jima.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \"Free of theoretical jargon and labyrinthine argumentation, with long-winded yet stimulating plot summaries, The Hollywood War Film is first and foremost recommended to students of film and cinema buffs who are getting acquainted with critical perspectives on the genre.\" (Hollywood Enlisted, 2010) \u003cb\u003eRobert Eberwein\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of English at Oakland University. His publications include \u003ci\u003eArmed Forces: Masculinity and Sexuality in the American War Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eThe War Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).  \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood War Film\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre. From untested young recruits and battle-hardened warriors to ferocious drill instructors and stereotypical enemies, this volume offers readers lively entry into the major conventions of the war film genre from Hollywood's earliest days to the current moment.  \u003cp\u003eCombining broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth analysis of specific films, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood War Film\u003c\/i\u003e includes discussions of conflicts in the Civil War, First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, Vietnam, and Iraq: \u003ci\u003eGlory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlags of our Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCourage under Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJarhead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Cand\u003c\/i\u003eidate, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990258958565,"sku":"NP9781405173902","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405173902.jpg?v=1761787098","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-hollywood-war-film-isbn-9781405173902","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}