{"product_id":"doing-their-bit-michael-s-shull-9780786415557","title":"Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e The golden age of animation stretched from the early 1930s to the mid-1950s, with movie cartoons reaching an extraordinarily high level of artistry and technique--far higher than today's TV cartoons, for instance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nearly 1000 cartoons were produced by the seven major animation studios in the U.S. between January 1, 1939, and September 30, 1945--the immediate pre-World War II period up to the cessation of hostilities. More than a quarter of the cartoons substantially refer to the war, and thereby are invaluable in helping to understand American attitudes and Hollywood's reflection of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The meat of \u003ci\u003eDoing Their Bit\u003c\/i\u003e is a filmography with extremely detailed summaries of the 260 or so commercially produced, animated, war-related shorts, 1939-1945. There is also a good bit of overall commentary on these films as a group. Two chapters wrap up animated cartoons of World War I and the general political tenor of animated talkies of the 1930s. This edition also includes a new chapter on the outrageous government-sponsored Pvt Snafus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael S. Shull, David E. Wilt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078641555X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786415557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.10w x 0.56d","brand":"Michael S. Shull","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245061599487,"sku":"9780786415557","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d33d441f-4ba4-4975-bbcb-d196a716224e.jpg?v=1693925896","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/doing-their-bit-michael-s-shull-9780786415557","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}