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 presence in China in the 1920s, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the fighting in Mogadishu in 1993 and the war in Iraq.

About the Author
Steven J. Rubin is Professor of English and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Adelphi University. He is the author of a critical biography of the American Jewish author Meyer Levin, and the editor of two previous anthologies: Writing Our Lives: Autobiographies of American Jews, 1890-1990 (1991) and Telling and Remembering: A Century of American Jewish Poetry (1997).

Reviews
Thoroughly researched and engagingly told tales offer sufficient evaluation of the movies' importance to intrigue fans as they read about their favorite mud-slogging heroes" -Booklist

"an absorbing book" -Classic Images

"nicely written...fans of World War II cinema will want this volume"--Big Reel; "an insightful study" -Photoplay

"fascinating stuff" -West Coast Review of Books

"the selection of films is excellent" -L.A. Times

"expertly put together...a useful addition" -Screen International

"an insightful study" -Cinema Canada

"focuses insightfully on eight war films and their makers" -American Cinematographer



Book Information
ISBN 9780786458929
Author Steven Jay Rubin
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 560g