Pulp Vietnam - War and Gender in Cold War Men''s Adventure Magazines

Explores how Cold War men's magazines idealized warrior-heroes and sexual-conquerors and normalized conceptions of martial masculinity.

List of contents

Introduction. Warrior heroes and sexual conquerors; 1. Macho pulp and the American cold war man; 2. My father's war: the allure of World War II and Korea; 3. The imagined 'savage' woman; 4. The Vietnamese reality; 5. War and sexual violence come to Vietnam; Conclusion. Male veterans remember their war.

About the author

Gregory A. Daddis is a professor of history and the USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History at San Diego State University. A retired US Army colonel, he has served in both Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. He has authored four books, including Withdrawal: Reassessing America's Final Years in Vietnam (2017).

Summary

Pulp Vietnam argues that Cold War-era men's adventure magazines crafted a particular version of martial masculinity that shaped GIs' expectations and perceptions of war in Vietnam by idealizing wartime heroism and the sexual conquest of women.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory A Daddis, Gregory A. Daddis, Gregory A. (San Diego State University) Daddis, Daddis Gregory A., Daddis Gregory A. Daddis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781108493505
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49350-5
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: Military, War, and Society in Modern American History; Military, War, and Society in
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Military history: post WW2 conflicts, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns