The Hollywood War Film

The Hollywood War Film 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

• Combines broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth analysis of specific films
• Includes chapters on All Quiet on the Western Front, World War II combat films, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, Eastwood’s Iwo Jima films, and Iraq war films
• An ideal text for perennially popular courses on the war film genre

Content:
Chapter 1 Historical Overview (pages 14–41):
Chapter 2 Critical Issues (pages 42–62):
Chapter 3 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) (pages 63–75):
Chapter 4 Destination Tokyo (1943) and Retaliation Films (pages 76–92):
Chapter 5 Platoon (1986) and Full Metal Jacket (1987) (pages 93–109):
Chapter 6 Glory (1989) (pages 110–121):
Chapter 7 The Iraq Wars on Film (pages 122–135):
Chapter 8 Iwo Jima (pages 136–151):