This book is enjoyable in all sorts of ways, but I will be indebted to it forever for telling me about the documentary The Fighting Lady (watch it on youtube here. It is such a relief to read a book about war movies without having to read through endless complaints about how what are supposed to be Marines are, in fact, wearing army uniforms, or that the tanks are Korean-war era M-47s and not WWII Shermans, or that the last stand in Saving Private Ryan is unrealistic because the Germans would have blasted the church steeple right away rather than letting the sniper up there shoot a bunch of their guys (it does annoy me, however, that it is a P-51 that blow It is such a relief to read a book about war movies without having to read through endless complaints about how what are supposed to be Marines are, in fact, wearing army uniforms, or that the tanks are Korean-war era M-47s and not WWII Shermans, or that the last stand in Saving Private Ryan is unrealistic because the Germans would have blasted the church steeple right away rather than letting the sniper up there shoot a bunch of their guys (it does annoy me, however, that it is a P-51 that blows up the German tank at the end rather than a P-47 or a rocket-firing Typhoon and someone refers to it as a "tank buster"). This is an essential text for anyone seriously interested in genre, movies, and with 38 photographs, as much a treat to look at as it is to read.more First published in 1986, this updated and expanded edition of the book contains a new introduction, a new chapter on Saving Private Ryan and an updated filmography. There is also a section outlining what happens when women replace men in combat and when the subject is treated as comedy. From Bataan to Battleground to The Dirty Dozen to Saving Private Ryan, the book traces the evolution of the combat genre, as its recurring characters, plots and events are used and reused over time. Discussing over one thousand movies, Basinger covers in-depth the key examples of the genre and uses them to define the meaning of genre itself. One of America's most renowned film scholars, Jeanine Basinger, offers a revealing, perceptive and highly readable look at the combat film. From Bataan to Battleground to The D Lively, comprehensive analysis of World War II movies. Lively, comprehensive analysis of World War II movies.
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