Encyclopedia of Weird War Stories - Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Film, Television, Games and Other Media

Fictional war narratives often employ haunted battlefields, super-soldiers, time travel, the undead and other imaginative elements of science fiction and fantasy. This encyclopedia catalogs appearances of the strange and the supernatural found in the war stories of film, television, novels, short stories, pulp fiction, comic books and video and role-playing games. Categories explore themes of mythology, science fiction, alternative history, superheroes and "Weird War."

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Encyclopedia

Appendix: Weird War Stories by Medium

Bibliography

Index

About the author

The late Paul Green worked as an artist in the UK for Marvel, DC and World Distributors, among others, on titles such as Doctor Who, Rambo, Action Man, Wonder Woman and Star Trek. The author of many books about television and film history, he lived in Rustburg, Virginia.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Green
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.06.2017
• EAN: 9781476666723
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6672-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 413 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Television, military history, LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Horror, Literary studies: general, Literature: history and criticism, Computer games / online games: strategy guides, General encyclopaedias