Discussing such classic films as Sergeant York, Air Force, and All Quiet on the Western Front, as well as more modern blockbusters like Apocalypse Now and Saving Private Ryan, this outstanding volume focuses on Hollywood and its production of war films.

Topics covered include:

the early formation of war cinema

the apotheosis of the Hollywood war film

the ascendancy of ambivalence

Hollywood and the war since Vietnam

war as a way of seeing

For any student of film studies or American cultural studies, this is a valuable companion.