Real war vs. reel war
Subtitle: veterans, Hollywood, and WWII
By: Suzanne Broderick
Series: Film and history; Film and history (Lanham, Md.)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781442245556
Subjects: War films; History and criticism; War and motion pictures; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; Motion pictures and the war; Prisoners of war in motion pictures; Motion pictures and history; World War, 1939-1945; American Personal narratives; Soldiers in motion pictures
Description: In this book, World War II veterans compare their wartime experiences-as soldiers, pilots, "code talkers," and prisoners of war-to on-screen portrayals of the war in Hollywood films. In addition, two women-real life "Rosie the Riveters"-compare depictions of women and the home front at wartime with their experiences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Hollywood, history, and the historian; title: Tough 'ombres and battleground; title: Carriers and kamikazes: wing and a prayer; title: Stormy weather: Memphis Belle and Twelve o'clock high; title: Guadalcanal diary, Back to Bataan, and The sands of Iwo Jima: a veteran's review; title: Stalag Luft III: tales of the great escape; title: Code talkers, windtalkers and true whisperers; title: The Rosies: Lucy, Goldie, Ginger, and Marge; title: Conclusion.