The Vietnam War in History, Literature and Film /
Taylor, Mark
The Vietnam War in History, Literature and Film / Mark Taylor. - 1 online resource (176 p.) - BAAS Paperbacks : BAAS .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Map of South-east As -- Timeline -- Introduction: Understanding America's War in Vietnam -- 1. Telling True War -- 2. Heroes -- 3. Cinematic History: The Case of JFK -- 4. Battles -- 5. Villains -- 6. Veterans -- Conclusion: Telling Differences -- A Guide to Further Reading -- Glossary -- Index -- The British Association for American Studies (BAAS)
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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"
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780748615339 9781474473118
10.1515/9781474473118 doi
American Studies.
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War.
DS558
959.704/3373
The Vietnam War in History, Literature and Film / Mark Taylor. - 1 online resource (176 p.) - BAAS Paperbacks : BAAS .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Map of South-east As -- Timeline -- Introduction: Understanding America's War in Vietnam -- 1. Telling True War -- 2. Heroes -- 3. Cinematic History: The Case of JFK -- 4. Battles -- 5. Villains -- 6. Veterans -- Conclusion: Telling Differences -- A Guide to Further Reading -- Glossary -- Index -- The British Association for American Studies (BAAS)
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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"
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780748615339 9781474473118
10.1515/9781474473118 doi
American Studies.
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War.
DS558
959.704/3373