Guts and Glory
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Guts and Glory

The Making of the American Military Image in Film

  1. 768 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Guts and Glory

The Making of the American Military Image in Film

About this book

Guts and Glory: The Making of the American Military Image in Film is the definitive study of the symbiotic relationship between the film industry and the United States armed services. Since the first edition was published nearly two decades ago, the nation has experienced several wars, both on the battlefield and in movie theatres and living rooms at home. Now, author Lawrence Suid has extensively revised and expanded his classic history of the mutual exploitation of the film industry and the military, exploring how Hollywood has reflected and effected changes in America's image of its armed services. He offers in-depth looks at such classic films as Wings, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, The Longest Day, Patton, Top Gun, An Officer and a Gentleman, and Saving Private Ryan, as well as the controversial war movies The Green Berets, M*A*S*H, the Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, and Born on the Fourth of July.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. Hollywood and War
  11. 2. Beginnings
  12. 3. A Standard for the Future
  13. 4. The Golden Age of Military Movies
  14. 5. World War II: Fantasy
  15. 6. World War II: Pseudo-Reality
  16. 7. World War II: First Reflections
  17. 8. The Image of the Marines and John Wayne
  18. 9. A Different Image
  19. 10. The Most Ambitious Undertaking
  20. 11. A Marriage Ends
  21. 12. The Bomb as Friend and Enemy
  22. 13. John Wayne, The Green Berets, and Other Heroes
  23. 14. Illusion and Reality of War
  24. 15. Changing Images
  25. 16. The Home Front, Vietnam, and the Victims of War
  26. 17. Apocalypse When?
  27. 18. The Deer Hunter, Hair, and Finally Apocalypse Now
  28. 19. The Marines Search for a New Identity
  29. 20. The Search Continued: Two Non-Vietnam Case Studies
  30. 21. The Navy's Search for Normalcy
  31. 22. New Images Despite Themselves
  32. 23. The Air Force Seeks a Better Image
  33. 24. Vietnam: A More Moderate Approach
  34. 25. Rehabilitation Completed
  35. 26. Vietnam: Full Color with All the Warts
  36. 27. Vietnam: Balanced Portrayals
  37. 28. The Cold War Ends on the Motion Picture Screen
  38. 29. The Search for New Enemies
  39. 30. World War II: One More Time
  40. 31. Pearl Harbor: Bombed Again
  41. Epilogue
  42. Appendix A: Films Cited
  43. Appendix B: Interviews
  44. Note on Sources
  45. Notes
  46. Index