Echoes of War
Subtitle: A Thousand Years of Military History in Popular Culture
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: September 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780813122403
Subjects: American history; Popular Culture; Warfare & Defence; World history; War and society; Peace; Military History (General); History; History - Military / War; War; Military; USA; Military - General; Popular Culture - General; Military history; Psychological aspects
First sentence: In this chapter, we shall consider the rise and fall of medieval knight-hood as a viable military-political order.
Description: "What makes people remember a particular battle? Why do we commemorate and mythologize some events while leaving other significant encounters in the dustbin of history?".

"Reminders and depictions of our military past are everywhere: Civil War reenactments draw thousands of spectators; popular histories fill the bestseller lists; cable channels air a dizzying array of documentaries and historical dramas; and Hollywood war movies become blockbusters. Historians worry, though, that these popular representations sometimes sacrifice authenticity for broad popular appeal.".

"In Echoes of War: A Thousand Years of Military History in Popular Culture, Michael C.C. Adams shows that living history - even if it is an incomplete depiction of the past - plays a vital role in stimulating the historical imagination. Adams argues that symbols of war are intrinsically significant and help people articulate ideas and values. We still return to the knight as a symbol of noble striving; the bowman appeals as a rebel against unjust privilege."--BOOK JACKET.