{"product_id":"how-the-war-was-remembered-albert-auster-9780275923839","title":"How the War Was Remembered: Hollywood and Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne way to analyze the intensely conflicting feelings Americans hold toward the Vietnam War is to see how the war has been portrayed through film. \u003ci\u003eHow the War Was Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to analyze Vietnam War films. Auster and Quart create a typology of these films based on their connection to sociohistorical currents such as the Wounded Hero, Superman, Hunter\/Hero, and the Survivor. They also combine aesthetic analysis with a social, historical, and cultural critique. \u003ci\u003eHow the War Was Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e by Albert Auster and Leonard Quart is a full-length treatment of filmic portrayals of the Vietnam War. From Samuel Fuller's \u003ci\u003eChina Gate\u003c\/i\u003e to Francis Coppala's \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e they examine the major works of an ever growing genre. The book is divided into four parts. The first deals with the genre, and the other three specific types within the genre. Notes, a bibliography, and an index complete the volume. \u003ci\u003eCommunication Booknotes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne way to analyze the intensely conflicting feelings Americans hold toward the Vietnam War is to see how the war has been portrayed through film. \u003ci\u003eHow the War Was Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to analyze Vietnam War films, beginning with China Gate, and ending with Hamburger Hill. Included are analyses of all the major films about the Vietnam War, including \u003ci\u003eGreen Berets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Deerhunter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Killing Fields\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRambo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. Auster and Quart create a typology of these films based on their connection to socio-historical currents such as the Wounded Hero, Superman, Hunter\/Hero, and the Survivor. They also combine aesthetic analysis with a social, historical, and cultural critique.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Auster,Leonard Quart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275923835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275923839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Albert Auster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621663158527,"sku":"9780275923839","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-the-war-was-remembered-albert-auster-9780275923839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}