When eagles dared : the filmgoers' history of World War II /
Hughes, Howard, 1971-
When eagles dared : the filmgoers' history of World War II / Howard Hughes. - First edition. - London [England] : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2012. - 1 online resource (304 pages).
Includes bibliographical reference and index.
"When Eagles Dared" tells the stories of the historical events of World War II and the films that have depicted these events on cinema screens, presenting a guide to history through cinema that compares the cinematic myth with the historical reality. Illustrated with rare posters and stills, it gives a unique view of this war through the lenses of over 50 diverse films including Downfall, Patton, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Anzio, The Thin Red Line, Letters from Iwo Jima, Stalingrad, Battle of the Bulge, Cross of Iron, and A Bridge Too Far. Events discussed include the war in the skies (Battl.
085772150X 9780755698455 9780857721501
World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war.
Second World War
791.436584053
When eagles dared : the filmgoers' history of World War II / Howard Hughes. - First edition. - London [England] : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2012. - 1 online resource (304 pages).
Includes bibliographical reference and index.
"When Eagles Dared" tells the stories of the historical events of World War II and the films that have depicted these events on cinema screens, presenting a guide to history through cinema that compares the cinematic myth with the historical reality. Illustrated with rare posters and stills, it gives a unique view of this war through the lenses of over 50 diverse films including Downfall, Patton, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Anzio, The Thin Red Line, Letters from Iwo Jima, Stalingrad, Battle of the Bulge, Cross of Iron, and A Bridge Too Far. Events discussed include the war in the skies (Battl.
085772150X 9780755698455 9780857721501
World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war.
Second World War
791.436584053