British War Films, 1939-1945 - The Cinema and the Services

Informationen zum Autor   S. P. MacKenzie is Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and the author of several books related to the Second World War, including The Home Guard (1995) and The Colditz Myth (2004). Klappentext The cinema was the most popular form of entertainment during the Second World War. Film was a critically important medium for influencing opinion. Films, such as 'In Which We Serve' and 'One of Our Aircraft is Missing', shaped the British people's perceptions of the conflict. British War Films, 1939-45 is an account of the feature films produced during the war, rather than government documentaries and official propaganda, making the book an important index of British morale and values at a time of desperate national crisis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Services and the Cinema, 1900-1939 2. On Target: The Royal Air Force and Feature Films, 1939-1945 3. Mightier Yet: The Royal Navy and Feature Films, 1939-1945 4 Civilians in Uniform: The British Army and Feature Films, 1939-1945 5. The Services and the Cinema, 1945-1970 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Paul Mackenzie, S. P. Mackenzie, S.P. Mackenzie
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2006
• EAN: 9781852855864
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-586-4
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Geschichte, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Direction & Production, Pop Arts / Pop Culture, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Reference, Films, cinema, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Reference works, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Reference, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater