British War Films, 1939-1945: The Cinema and the Services
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
British War Films, 1939-1945: The Cinema and the Services
By (Author) Prof Paul Mackenzie
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Hambledon Continuum
20th November 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
European history
Second World War
Modern warfare
Reference works
791.43658
Physical Properties
Paperback
244
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
420g
Description
The cinema was the most popular form of entertainment during the Second World War. Film was a critically important medium for influencing opinion. Films, such as 'In Which We Serve' and 'One of Our Aircraft is Missing', shaped the British people's perceptions of the conflict. British War Films, 1939-45 is an account of the feature films produced during the war, rather than government documentaries and official propaganda, making the book an important index of British morale and values at a time of desperate national crisis.
Reviews
a tightly constructed, well-researched study...this work is unique' Journal of Military History lucid, sensible...exceedingly well researched' Daily Telegraph remarkable research' Literary Review absorbing...comprehensive, carefully argued and thoroughly researched' Mail on Sunday
Author Bio
S. P. MacKenzie is Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and the author of several books related to the Second World War, including The Home Guard (1995) and The Colditz Myth (2004).
