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Deconstructing Dr. Strangelove : the secret history of nuclear war films
- Title
- Deconstructing Dr. Strangelove : the secret history of nuclear war films / Sean M. Maloney.
- Author
- Maloney, Sean M., 1967-
- Publication
- [Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 445 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "'Deconstructing Dr. Strangelove' examines how well the Cold War crisis films stack up against historical reality, or at least as much of that reality as we can reconstruct with confidence"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-428) and index.
- Contents
- Book! Movie! The literary genesis of the Cold War nuclear crisis film -- Purity of essence I : the nuclear leader and the psychological dimension in fact and fiction -- Purity of essence II : the men and the mission -- Purity of essence III : the LeMay-Power Deterrent Campaign and Dr. Strangelove -- Peace is our profession : General Thomas Power and nuclear crisis behavior -- Theatre of war : fighting in the war room -- Plan R : positive control, airborne alert, and the nuclear crisis films -- Strategic underground command : the ICBM Force in film and history -- Dr. Strangelove goes to sea : Cold War nuclear naval operations on film.
- Call Number
- MFL 21-892
- ISBN
- 9781640121928
- 1640121927
- 9781640123496 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781640123502 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781640123519 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2019037861
- OCLC
- 1120138869
- Author
- Maloney, Sean M., 1967- author.
- Title
- Deconstructing Dr. Strangelove : the secret history of nuclear war films / Sean M. Maloney.
- Publisher
- [Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-428) and index.
- Local Note
- EXAMINES DEPICTIONS OF THE COLD WAR IN FILM FOR HISTORIC ACCURACY.
- Research Call Number
- MFL 21-892