War on the Silver Screen

Shaping America's Perception of History

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
Cover of the book War on the Silver Screen by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN, Potomac Books Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN ISBN: 9781612346427
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. Publication: October 1, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
ISBN: 9781612346427
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.
Publication: October 1, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

Americans have been almost constantly at war since 1917. In addition to two world wars, the United States has fought proxy wars, propaganda wars, and a “war on terror,” among others. But even with the constant presence of war in American life, much of what Americans remember about those conflicts comes from Hollywood depictions.

In War on the Silver Screen Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrssen vividly demonstrate how war movies have burned the images and impressions of those wars onto the American psyche more concretely than has the reality of the wars themselves. That is, our feelings about wars are generated less by what we learn through study and discourse than by powerful cinematic images and dialogue. Films are compressed, intense, and immediate and often a collective experience rather than a solitary one. Actors and drama provide the visceral impact necessary to form perceptions of history that are much more enduring than those generated by other media or experiences.

War on the Silver Screen draws on more than a century of films and history, including classics such as All Quiet on the Western Front, Apocalypse Now, and The Hurt Locker, to examine the legacy of American cinema on twentieth- and twenty-first-century attitudes about war.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Americans have been almost constantly at war since 1917. In addition to two world wars, the United States has fought proxy wars, propaganda wars, and a “war on terror,” among others. But even with the constant presence of war in American life, much of what Americans remember about those conflicts comes from Hollywood depictions.

In War on the Silver Screen Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrssen vividly demonstrate how war movies have burned the images and impressions of those wars onto the American psyche more concretely than has the reality of the wars themselves. That is, our feelings about wars are generated less by what we learn through study and discourse than by powerful cinematic images and dialogue. Films are compressed, intense, and immediate and often a collective experience rather than a solitary one. Actors and drama provide the visceral impact necessary to form perceptions of history that are much more enduring than those generated by other media or experiences.

War on the Silver Screen draws on more than a century of films and history, including classics such as All Quiet on the Western Front, Apocalypse Now, and The Hurt Locker, to examine the legacy of American cinema on twentieth- and twenty-first-century attitudes about war.

More books from Potomac Books Inc.

Cover of the book Breeding Ground by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Flying Through Time by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Assignment: Pentagon by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Soldier of Change by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Cats' Most Wanted™ by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Duffy's War by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Military Strategy by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Strike and Hold by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Tennis Confidential by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Not a Choice, Not a Job by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Air Commanders by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Victory at Any Cost by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Killing without Heart by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Back from Tobruk by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
Cover of the book Basketball on Paper by GLEN JEANSONNE, DAVID LUHRSSEN
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy