{"product_id":"celluloid-soldiers-michael-e-birdwell-9780814713389","title":"Celluloid Soldiers: The Warner Bros. Campaign Against Nazism","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1930s many Americans avoided thinking about war erupting in Europe, believing it of little relevance to their own lives. Yet, the Warner Bros. film studio embarked on a virtual crusade to alert Americans to the growing menace of Nazism.\u003cbr\u003e Polish-Jewish immigrants Harry and Jack Warner risked both reputation and fortune to inform the American public of the insidious threat Hitler's regime posed throughout the world. Through a score of films produced during the 1930s and early 1940s-including the pivotal \u003ci\u003eSergeant York\u003c\/i\u003e-the Warner Bros. studio marshaled its forces to influence the American conscience and push toward intervention in World War II.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCelluloid Soldiers \u003c\/b\u003eoffers a compelling historical look at Warner Bros.'s efforts as the only major studio to promote anti-Nazi activity before the outbreak of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael E. Birdwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814713386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814713389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.26w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2000 pg. 183","brand":"Michael E. Birdwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419114324223,"sku":"9780814713389","price":107.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfb11dbd-64fd-4846-a7bb-99ddebaaba18.jpg?v=1761509530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/celluloid-soldiers-michael-e-birdwell-9780814713389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}