Combat Films: American Realism, 1945-2010, 2d ed.

by Steven Jay Rubin

Book Overview

This critical text offers a behind-the-scenes look at fifteen of the most important American war films of the last 60 years. Based on original interviews and archival research and featuring rare photographs, this book covers films considered unusually realistic for the genre. The original edition (1981) covered war films through World War II, while the present, expanded edition includes seven new chapters covering the Civil War, the American gunboat...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786458925
• ISBN13: 9780786458929
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher