List of Plates.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Historical Overview.
2. Critical Issues.
3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).
4. Destination Tokyo (1943) and Retaliation Films.
5. Platoon (1986) and Full Metal Jacket (1987).
6. Glory (1989).
7. The Iraq Wars on Film.
8. Iwo Jima.
Notes.
Index.
Robert Eberwein is Distinguished Professor of English at Oakland University. His publications include Armed Forces: Masculinity and Sexuality in the American War Film (2007), The War Film (2004).
"Free of theoretical jargon and labyrinthine argumentation, with
long-winded yet stimulating plot summaries, The Hollywood War Film
is first and foremost recommended to students of film and cinema
buffs who are getting acquainted with critical perspectives on the
genre." (Hollywood Enlisted, 2010)
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