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A pictorial history of war films / [by] Clyde Jeavons; special research by Mary Unwin, picture research by John Kobal.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; New York : Hamlyn, 1974.Description: 253 pages. : illustrations., ports. ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0600370135 :
  • 9780600370130
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/0909/3
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.W3 J43p 1974
Summary: 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 .
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) PN1995.9.W3 J43p 1974 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000193374

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 .

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