Hollywood and War The Film Reader

<p>Discussing such classic films as <em>Sergeant York</em> <em> Air Force</em> and <em>All Quiet on the Western Front</em> <em> </em>as well as more modern blockbusters like <em>Apocalypse Now</em> and <em>Saving Private Ryan </em>this outstanding volume focuses on Hollywood and its production of war films.</p> <p>Topics covered include: </p> <ul> <li>the early formation of war cinema</li> <li>the apotheosis of the Hollywood war film</li> <li>the ascendancy of ambivalence</li> <li>Hollywood and the war since Vietnam</li> <li>war as a way of seeing. </li></ul> <p>For any student of film studies or American cultural studies this is a valuable companion.</p>