Today, Americans are still dealing with the legacy of both the Civil War and of Reconstruction, and the many myths and legends that have grown up around these events. This book addresses important issues of Reconstruction and its legacy.
Today, Americans are still dealing with the legacy of both the Civil War and of Reconstruction, and the many myths and legends that have grown up arou...
Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi examines how filmmakers teach Americans about the country s military past. Examining twenty-three representative war films and locating them in their cultural and military landscape, the authors argue that Hollywood s view of American military history has evolved in two phases. The first phase, extending from the very beginnings of filmmaking to the Korean War, projected an essential patriotic triumphalism. The second phase, from the Korean and Vietnam Wars to the present, reflects a retreat from consensus and reflexive patriotism. In...
Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi examines how filmmakers teach Americans about the country s military past. Examining twenty-three r...
Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi examines how filmmakers teach Americans about the country s military past. Examining twenty-three representative war films and locating them in their cultural and military landscape, the authors argue that Hollywood s view of American military history has evolved in two phases. The first phase, extending from the very beginnings of filmmaking to the Korean War, projected an essential patriotic triumphalism. The second phase, from the Korean and Vietnam Wars to the present, reflects a retreat from consensus and reflexive patriotism. In...
Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi examines how filmmakers teach Americans about the country s military past. Examining twenty-three r...
