Hollywood Enlists! - Propaganda Films of World War II

This book explores how the Hollywood studios used sophisticated strategies of propaganda to ideologically unite the country during WWII. Through such films as Casablanca, They Were Expendable, and others, the studios appealed to the public's sense of nationalism, demonized the enemy, and stressed that wartime sacrifices would result in triumph.

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By Ralph Donald

Summary

This book explores how the Hollywood studios used sophisticated strategies of propaganda to ideologically unite the country during WWII. Through such films as Casablanca, They Were Expendable, and others, the studios appealed to the public's sense of nationalism, demonized the enemy, and stressed that wartime sacrifices would result in triumph.

Product details

• Authors: Donald, Ralph Donald, Donald Ralph
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.03.2017
• EAN: 9781442277267
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7726-7
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Film and History; Film and History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Film: styles & genres, Film: styles and genres, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General