{"product_id":"bomber-boys-on-screen-s-p-mackenzie-9781350024854","title":"Bomber Boys on Screen: RAF Bomber Command in Film and Television Drama","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the Second World War, depictions of Royal Air Force operations in film and television drama have become so numerous that they make up a genre worthy of scholarly attention. In this illuminating study, S. P. MacKenzie explores the different ways in which the men of RAF Bomber Command have been represented in dramatic form on the big and small screen from the war years to the present day. \u003ci\u003eBomber Boys on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in-depth study of how and why the screen-drama image of those who flew, those who directed them, and those who provided support for RAF bomber operations has changed over time, sometimes in contested circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil now dramas that focus on Bomber Command have tended to be mentioned only in passing or studied in isolation, despite the prevalence of surveys of both the British war film genre and of aviation cinema. In \u003ci\u003eBomber Boys on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e MacKenzie examines the development, presentation, and reception of significant dramas on a decade-by-decade basis. Titles from the beginning of the war (\u003ci\u003eThe Lion Has Wings\u003c\/i\u003e, 1939) to the start of new century (\u003ci\u003eBomber's Moon, \u003c\/i\u003e2014) are situated in the context of technical possibilities and limitations, evolving social and cultural norms in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and the development of moral and utilitarian controversies surrounding the wartime bomber offensive directed against Nazi Germany. While the focus is on feature films and television plays, reference is also made to documentaries, memorials, veterans' organizations, book titles, war comics, and other representations of the war fought by Bomber Command.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. P. MacKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350024856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350024854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"S. P. MacKenzie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241254859007,"sku":"9781350024854","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae0e1f14-96eb-4c95-a9d9-1472c7d9d417.jpg?v=1772653544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bomber-boys-on-screen-s-p-mackenzie-9781350024854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}