Vietnam at the Movies

by Michael Lee Lanning

Book Overview

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A COMPREHENSIVE AND FASCINATING CRITIQUE OF MOVIES ABOUT VIETNAM! Heroic. Brave. Daring. Until the 1960s, movies about war were good box office. That all changed with Vietnam. Since the war was unpopular and confusing -- lacking clear objectives and easily identified enemies --movie-makers, like many Americans, transferred their dislike for the conflict onto the soldier. Consequently, Hollywood produced pictures that can now...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449908917
• ISBN13: 9780449908914
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"