World War II on the Big Screen

Doris Milberg is a former teacher who has written three previous books and more than 100 articles about cinema history.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Part I. 1938–1945One—Prelude to War: Fact and Fantasy      Two—Scarlett and Rhett, Hitler and War      Three—A Tenuous Peace in America      Four—The Road to War: December 7, 1941      Five—American Mobilizes      Six—War Themes: The Making of a Legend      Seven—Praise the Lord and Pass the Propaganda      Eight—Soldiers in Greasepaint      Nine—The Longest Day      Ten—The Road to Victory      Part II. Après la Guerre: War-Related FilmsEleven—In the Wake of War      Twelve—The Best Years of Our Lives      Thirteen—The End of the Forties: A Time of Darkness      Fourteen—A Changing Scene, a Changing Society:The Fifties and Sixties      Fifteen—Time Marches On: The Seventies and Eighties      Sixteen—The End of a Century      Seventeen—The Dawning of a New Century      Epilogue      Selected Bibliography      Index

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