Guts & glory : the making of the American military image in film
This study of the symbiotic relationship between the film industry and the US armed services explores how Hollywood has reflected and effected changes in America's image of its military professions. This edition includes films released since the first edition, including "Saving Private Ryan".
Print Book, English, 2002
Rev. and expanded ed View all formats and editions
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, 2002
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xvii, 748 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780813122250, 9780813190181, 0813122252, 0813190185
48515656
Hollywood and war
Beginnings
A standard for the future
The golden age of military movies
World War II: fantasy
World War II: pseudo-reality
World War II: first reflections
The image of the Marines and John Wayne
A different image
The most ambitious undertaking
A marriage ends
The bomb as friend and enemy
John Wayne, The green berets, and other heroes
Illusion and reality of war
Changing images
The home front, Vietnam, and the victims of war
Apocalypse when?
The deer hunter, Hair, and finally Apocalypse now
The Marines search for a new identity
The search continued: two non-Vietnam case studies
The Navy's search for normalcy
New images despite themselves
The Air Force seeks a better image
Vietnam: a more moderate approach
Rehabilitation completed
Vietnam: full color with all the warts
Vietnam: balanced portrayals
The cold war ends on the motion picture screen
The search for new enemies
World War II: one more time
Pearl Harbor: bombed again