1st Edition

Remembering and Representing the Second World War The American Experience in World War II

Edited By Walter Hixson Copyright 2003
320 Pages
by Routledge

World War II changed the face of the United States, catapulting the country out of economic depression, political isolation, and social conservatism. Ultimately, the war was a major formative factor in the creation of modern America. This unique, twelve-volume set provides comprehensive coverage of this transformation in its domestic policies, diplomatic relations, and military strategies, as well... Read more
Series Introduction, Volume Introduction, Public, Private, and Popular: The United States Remembers World War II, Anglophilia on Film: Creating an Atmosphere for Alliance, 1935-1941, The True Glory and the Failure of Anglo-American Film Propaganda in the Second World War, OWI Goes to the Movies: The Bureau of Intelligence's Criticism of Hollywood, 1942-43, Awakening a Sleeping Giant: The Pearl Harbor Attack on Film, Pictures of the Enemy: Fifty Years of Images of Japan in the American Press, 1941-92, The Cultural Hero in the World War II Fantasy Film, South Pacific and American Remembering; or, 'Josh, We're Going to Buy This Son of a Bitch!', Hollywood and the Holocaust: Remembering The Pawnbroker, A Reel Witness: Steven Speilberg's Representation of the Holocaust in Schindler's List, That Combat Does to Man: Private Ryan and Its Critics, The Negro Soldier (1944): Film Propaganda in Black and White, It's Everybody's War: Racism and the World War Two Documentary, What in the World Interests Women? Hollywood, Postwar America, and Johnny Belinda, Saving Private Property: Steven Speilberg's American Dream Works, Culture, Power, and Mission to Moscow: Film and Soviet Relations during World War II, The Holocaust in American Popular Culture, The Political Lessons of Two World War II Novels: A Review Essay, Acknowledgments

Biography

Walter Hixson