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Hollywood and the military bureaucracy : depicting America's fighting forces at their best and worst
- Title
- Hollywood and the military bureaucracy : depicting America's fighting forces at their best and worst / Bob Herzberg.
- Author
- Herzberg, Bob, 1956-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
- ©2021
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Details
- Description
- vii, 190 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Through a century of movies, the U.S. military held sway over war and service-oriented films. Influenced by the armed forces and their public relations units, Hollywood presented moviegoers with images of a faultless American fighting machine led by heroic commanders. This book examines this cooperation with detailed narratives of military blunders and unfit officers that were whitewashed to be presented in a more favorable light. Drawing on production files, correspondence between bureaucrats and filmmakers, and contemporary critical reviews, the author reveals the behind-the-scenes political maneuvers that led to the rewriting of history on-screen"--
- Subject
- War films > United States > History and criticism
- Motion pictures > Production and direction > History. > United States
- PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Guides & Reviews
- HISTORY / Military / General
- Armed Forces in motion pictures
- Motion pictures > Production and direction
- War films
- United States > Armed Forces > In motion pictures
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: evasive action -- Forward march: 1917-1931 -- Covering fire: 1932-1940 -- Collateral damage: 1941-1945 -- Section 8: 1946-1959 -- Lockdown: 1960-1970 -- Ceasefire: a quick look at the 1970s and beyond.
- Call Number
- MFL 21-3689
- ISBN
- 9781476678481
- 1476678480
- LCCN
- 2021012479
- OCLC
- 1198892868
- Author
- Herzberg, Bob, 1956- author.
- Title
- Hollywood and the military bureaucracy : depicting America's fighting forces at their best and worst / Bob Herzberg.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- EXAMINES U.S. MILITARY'S ROLE IN OVERSEEING THE PRESENTATION OF THEIR IMAGE ON FILM. B&W ILLUSTRATED
- Research Call Number
- MFL 21-3689