{"product_id":"world-war-ii-on-film-david-luhrssen-9781440871580","title":"World War II on Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld War II on Film\u003c\/i\u003e examines the war through the lens of 12 films. The movies selected include productions made during World War II and in each succeeding decade, providing a sense of how different generations perceive the war.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld War II on Film\u003c\/i\u003e provides a succinct yet well-grounded appraisal of that war as seen through 12 representative films. The book separates fact from fiction, showing where the movies were accurate and where they departed from reality, and places them in the larger context of historical and social events. Each movie chosen represents a particular aspect of the conflict, including the air war over Europe, the condition of prisoners of war, Nazi atrocities, and the British evacuation at Dunkirk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike most histories of Hollywood during World War II or the genre of war movies, \u003ci\u003eWorld War II on Film\u003c\/i\u003e examines in depth the relation between the depictions of events, beliefs, attitudes, and ways of life as seen on film with reality as documented by historians or recorded by journalists or eye-witnesses to the war. The volume will appeal to high school and college readers, as well as general interest readers and film buffs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Luhrssen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440871582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440871580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"David Luhrssen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43942466945279,"sku":"9781440871580","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0eef734f-3aa6-40ed-84a0-c9c05ff0c87e.jpg?v=1681492545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/world-war-ii-on-film-david-luhrssen-9781440871580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}