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The Hollywood War Film offers readers a lively introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre, from Hollywood's earliest days to the current moment
- Combines broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth analysis of specific films
- Includes chapters on All Quiet on the Western Front, World War II combat films, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, Eastwood’s Iwo Jima films, and Iraq war films
- An ideal text for perennially popular courses on the war film genre
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