The Vietnam War on Film

David Luhrssen (Independent Scholar, USA)

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
22 August 2024

Film & movie: styles & genres; History of the Americas; Vietnam War

Series: Hollywood History

Vietnam War on Film illustrates how to employ film as a teaching tool. It also stands on its own as an account of the war and the major films that have depicted it.

Even for many people who experienced the Vietnam War first hand, memories of that conflict have often been shaped by the popular films that depicted it: The Quiet American, The Green Berets, The Deer Hunter, Coming Home, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, and Apocalypse Now, among others. Vietnam War on Film examines how the war is portrayed through a selection of ten iconic films that represent the war through dramatization and storytelling as opposed to through documentary footage.

The book includes an introduction to the war's history and a timeline of events, followed by ten chapters, each of which focuses on a specific Vietnam War movie. Chapters offer a uniquely detailed level of historical context for the films, weighing their depiction of events against the historical record and evaluating how well or how poorly those films reflected the truth and shaped public memory and discourse over the war. A final section of resources provides a comprehensive annotated bibliography of print and electronic sources to aid students and teachers in further research.

By: David Luhrssen (Independent Scholar USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9798765130902
Series: Hollywood History
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 22 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Primary , Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Luhrssen is managing editor of the Shepherd Express, Milwaukee's weekly newspaper.

Reviews for The Vietnam War on Film

…an absorbing, well-researched and well-documented study, a scholarly yet accessible book. Revealing of many truths that tend to be forgotten in the wake of popular entertainment, The Vietnam War on Film is an important record of the war and the art it inspired. * Shepherd Express *