Guts & Glory: The Making of the American Military Image in FilmUniversity Press of Kentucky, 2002 M06 14 - 748 pages Southern Music/American Music is the first book to investigate the facets of American music from the South and the many popular forms that emerged from it. In this substantially revised and updated edition, Bill C. Malone and David Stricklin bring this classic work into the twenty-first century, including new material on recent phenomena such as the huge success of the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the renewed popularity of Southern music, as well as important new artists Lucinda Williams, Alejandro Escovedo, and the Dixie Chicks, among others. Extensive bibliographic notes and a new suggested listening guide complete this essential study. |
Contents
Hollywood and War | 1 |
Beginnings | 12 |
A Standard for the Future | 24 |
The Golden Age of Military Movies | 42 |
Fantasy | 64 |
PseudoReality | 79 |
First Reflections | 97 |
The Image of the Marines and John Wayne | 116 |
Two NonVietnam Case Studies | 383 |
The Navys Search for Normalcy | 402 |
New Images Despite Themselves | 424 |
The Air Force Seeks a Better Image | 440 |
A More Moderate Approach | 455 |
Rehabilitation Completed | 485 |
Full Color with All the Warts | 503 |
Balanced Portrayals | 536 |
A Different Image | 136 |
The Most Ambitious Undertaking | 161 |
A Marriage Ends | 188 |
The Bomb as Friend and Enemy | 210 |
John Wayne The Green Berets and Other Heroes | 247 |
Illusion and Reality of War | 278 |
Changing Images | 295 |
The Home Front Vietnam and the Victims of War | 315 |
Apocalypse When? | 332 |
The Deer Hunter Hair and Finally Apocalypse Now | 352 |
The Marines Search for a New Identity | 369 |
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Guts and Glory: The Making of the American Military Image in Film Lawrence H. Suid Limited preview - 2015 |