Historian Vincent Casaregola examines the portrayal of WWII in popular culture and how that protrayal has changed over time. By examining WWII films, literature, theatre and art from the Cold War era, the Vietnam War, the Reagan years, and present day, he seeks to understnad the part played by current politics, events and conflicts. INDICE: Introduction: Faces of War - BOOK I: THE JOURNEY BACK TO WAR - 1918-1941 - The Ghost War - Rumors of War - A War Warning - BOOK II: THE THING ITSELF: REPRESENTING THE WAR IN PROCESS AND ITS IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH (1941-1949) - Why We Fight - The Great Crusade - The Best Years of Their Lives - BOOK III:CONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTING THE 'GOOD WAR' (1949-1970) - Let's Saddle Up and Get Back to the War - Longest Days in the Good War - Conscientious Objection - BOOK IV: HELLO, DARKNESS (19702 - present) - Now It Can Be Told: Re-opening the Old Wounds - Discovering and Constructing the Greatest Generation - Helkl or Glory, fussell or Ambrose - Conclusion: Memoir and Memorial: Before the Last Man Passes
- ISBN: 978-1-4039-6486-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 18/12/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés