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
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Combines broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth analysis of specific films
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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
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An ideal text for perennially popular courses on the war film genre