A pictorial history of war films /
Jeavons, Clyde.
A pictorial history of war films / [by] Clyde Jeavons; special research by Mary Unwin, picture research by John Kobal. - London ; New York : Hamlyn, 1974. - 253 pages. : illustrations., ports. ; 31 cm.
Includes index.
This lavishly illustrated coffee-table volume, originally published in 1974 by Hamlyn (and Citadel Press in the U.S.), surveys hundreds of war-themed films from the silent era through the early 1970s. It explores how cinema portrayed different wars—World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the dawn of Vietnam War films—across international markets. Through stills, posters, captions, and contextual commentary, Jeavons examines:
Cinematic techniques and stylistic innovations in representing conflict
The social and political environment shaping each film
Audience reactions and the evolving reception of war movies
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Compiled during a lull in war-movie production of the 1970s, the book remains a rich visual catalog of predominantly WWII and WWI cinema, with select Korean and early Vietnam War coverage .
0600370135 : £2.50 9780600370130
74193994
GB74-20194
War films--History and criticism.
PN1995.9.W3 / J43p 1974
791.43/0909/3
A pictorial history of war films / [by] Clyde Jeavons; special research by Mary Unwin, picture research by John Kobal. - London ; New York : Hamlyn, 1974. - 253 pages. : illustrations., ports. ; 31 cm.
Includes index.
This lavishly illustrated coffee-table volume, originally published in 1974 by Hamlyn (and Citadel Press in the U.S.), surveys hundreds of war-themed films from the silent era through the early 1970s. It explores how cinema portrayed different wars—World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the dawn of Vietnam War films—across international markets. Through stills, posters, captions, and contextual commentary, Jeavons examines:
Cinematic techniques and stylistic innovations in representing conflict
The social and political environment shaping each film
Audience reactions and the evolving reception of war movies
en.wikipedia.org
+11
allbookstores.com
+11
abebooks.com
+11
Compiled during a lull in war-movie production of the 1970s, the book remains a rich visual catalog of predominantly WWII and WWI cinema, with select Korean and early Vietnam War coverage .
0600370135 : £2.50 9780600370130
74193994
GB74-20194
War films--History and criticism.
PN1995.9.W3 / J43p 1974
791.43/0909/3