Hollywood Goes to War: Films and American Society, 1939-1952

by Colin Shindler and Colin Shindler

Book Overview

A historian's view of the relationship between American history and the American film industry, this book is a witty and perceptive account of Hollywood and its films in the years from the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe to the end of the war in Korea, It describes how film makers and their industry were shaped by and responded to the strong political and social stimuli of wartime America.

The author examines the recurring question...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138971901
• ISBN13: 9781138971905
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"