World War I on Film: English Language Releases through 2014

by Paul M. Edwards

One of the central events of modern history, World War I has been poorly presented in English language films. Torn between the powerful isolationist movement in the U.S. and a growing hatred of the "Hun," contemporary films were mainly propaganda calling citizens to arms. The American film industry used the outbreak of the war and the government's interest in promoting patriotic sacrifice as a means to expand and take the lead in the film industry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786498668
• ISBN13: 9780786498666
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher