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_q(electronic book)
020 _a9780755698455
_q(ebook)
020 _a9780857721501
_q(electronic book)
020 _z1848856504
_q(print)
020 _z9780857721501
_q(ePDF)
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082 _a791.436584053
100 _aHughes, Howard,
_d1971-
_eauthor.
_918003
245 _aWhen eagles dared :
_bthe filmgoers' history of World War II /
_cHoward Hughes.
250 _aFirst edition.
260 _aLondon [England] :
_bI.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd,
_c2012.
264 _a[London, England] :
_bBloomsbury Publishing,
_c2019.
300 _a1 online resource (304 pages).
504 _aIncludes bibliographical reference and index.
520 _a"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.
650 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xMotion pictures and the war.
_918004
650 _aSecond World War
_2bicssc
_918005
856 _3Abstract with links to full text
_uhttps://doi.org/10.5040/9780755698455?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
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