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depicting America's fighting forces at their best and worst
"Through a century of movies, the U.S. military held sway over war and service-oriented films. Influenced by the armed forces and their public relations units, Hollywood presented moviegoers with images of a faultless American fighting machine led by heroic commanders. This book examines this cooperation with detailed narratives of military blunders and unfit officers that were whitewashed to be presented in a more favorable light. Drawing on production files, correspondence between bureaucrats and filmmakers, and contemporary critical reviews, the author reveals the behind-the-scenes political maneuvers that led to the rewriting of history on-screen"--
Introduction: evasive action -- Forward march: 1917-1931 -- Covering fire: 1932-1940 -- Collateral damage: 1941-1945 -- Section 8: 1946-1959 -- Lockdown: 1960-1970 -- Ceasefire: a quick look at the 1970s and beyond.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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