UID:
almafu_9960141165202883
Format:
1 online resource (176 p.)
ISBN:
9781474473118
Series Statement:
BAAS Paperbacks : BAAS
Content:
GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748615339);After a contextualising introduction which outlines the chronology of events during the Vietnam War, the book covers five key episodes during the war - including the massacre at My Lai, the siege at Khe Sanh, and the experience of homecoming for Vietnam veterans - analysing the way they have been treated by historians, by film-makers and by novelists.Films and texts discussed include The Green Berets, JFK, John Newman's JFK and Vietnam, Dispatches, the Peers Report, In the Lake of the Woods, The Deerhunter and the Rambo films.Key FeaturesInterdisciplinary approach to this popular subject, in keeping with the way American Studies is taughtIncludes a timeline of the Vietnam WarIllustrated with maps and film stillsCourses on Vietnam appear on most American Studies degrees"
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Illustrations --
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Map of South-east As --
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Timeline --
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Introduction: Understanding America's War in Vietnam --
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1. Telling True War --
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2. Heroes --
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3. Cinematic History: The Case of JFK --
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4. Battles --
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5. Villains --
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6. Veterans --
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Conclusion: Telling Differences --
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A Guide to Further Reading --
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Glossary --
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Index --
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The British Association for American Studies (BAAS)
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781474473118
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474473118
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474473118
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474473118
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474473118
