Hollywood Goes to War: How Politics, Profits and Propaganda Shaped World War II Movies
Book Details
Author(s)
Clayton R. Koppes, Gregory D. Black
Publisher
Tauris Parke Paperbacks
ISBN / ASIN
1860646050
ISBN-13
9781860646058
Sales Rank
#4,031,069
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
The drama, imagery and fantasy of 1940s films was enlisted to inspire the US war effort during World War II. This book looks at the propaganda, politics and persuasion that conspired to produce memorable movies such as "Casablanca", and the thankfully forgotten "Hillbilly Blitzkreig".
