{"product_id":"9780786451463","title":"War and Film in America: Historical and Critical Essays","description":"America’s chief exports are war and entertainment; combined, they are the war films viewed all over the world. The film industry is a partner of the government; American film shapes the ways in which both Americans and others view war. The authors herein explore differing film perspectives across five decades.    The essays, written especially for this volume, explore topics such as frontier justice, Cold War fervor, government-sponsored terrorism, the “back-to-Nam” films, films as a venue for propaganda, and war’s far-reaching effects on personal values, family relationships, and general civility. The movies used in these analyses vary from conventional battle epics like \u003ci\u003eBridge on the River Kwai\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Green Berets\u003c\/i\u003e to motion pictures with a war motif either as part of the story (\u003ci\u003eThe Way We Were\u003c\/i\u003e) or as a historical setting (\u003ci\u003eThe Graduate\u003c\/i\u003e). Some of the films are satirical (\u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e); some are propagandistic (\u003ci\u003eThe Alamo, Big Jim McLain\u003c\/i\u003e). Other films include \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down, True Lies, The Deer Hunter, Patriot Games\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet There Be Light.\u003c\/i\u003e    Instructors considering this book for use in a course may  request an examination copy here.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067648983280,"sku":"9780786451463","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786451463_p0.jpg?v=1763660673","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786451463","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}