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Real war vs. reel war: veterans, Hollywood, and WWII

By Suzanne , Broderick

Book information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Year
2015
ISBN
9781442245556, 9781442245563, 1442245557
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3149396 bytes)
Series
Film and history
Pages
159 pages : illustrations\173
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Introduction -- Hollywood, history, and the historian -- Tough 'ombres and battleground -- Carriers and kamikazes: wing and a prayer -- Stormy weather: Memphis Belle and Twelve o'clock high -- Guadalcanal diary, Back to Bataan, and The sands of Iwo Jima: a veteran's review -- Stalag Luft III: tales of the great escape -- Code talkers, windtalkers and true whisperers -- The Rosies: Lucy, Goldie, Ginger, and Marge -- Conclusion. Introduction -- Hollywood, history, and the historian -- Tough 'ombres and battleground -- Carriers and kamikazes: wing and a prayer -- Stormy weather: Memphis Belle and Twelve o'clock high -- Guadalcanal diary, Back to Bataan, and The sands of Iwo Jima: a veteran's review -- Stalag Luft III: tales of the great escape -- Code talkers, windtalkers and true whisperers -- The Rosies: Lucy, Goldie, Ginger, and Marge -- Conclusion.

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