TY - DATA AU - Hughes, Howard, TI - When eagles dared: the filmgoers' history of World War II SN - 085772150X U1 - 791.436584053 PY - 2019/// CY - [London, England] PB - Bloomsbury Publishing KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Motion pictures and the war KW - Second World War KW - bicssc N1 - Includes bibliographical reference and index N2 - "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 UR - https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755698455?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections ER -