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Autore |
Huebner Andrew J |
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Titolo |
The warrior image [[electronic resource] ] : soldiers in American culture from the Second World War to the Vietnam era / / by Andrew J. Huebner |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-8078-6821-3 |
1-4696-0248-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (301 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers - United States - History - 20th century |
Soldiers in art |
Soldiers in literature |
Soldiers in motion pictures |
Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century |
United States History, Military 20th century |
United States History, Military 20th century Pictorial works |
United States Civilization 1945- |
United States Civilization 1945- Pictorial works |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover Page; THE WARRIOR IMAGE; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph; CONTENTS; FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: BEYOND TELLING OR IMAGINING; I THE WORLD WAR II ERA; CHAPTER 1 HERE IS YOUR WAR, 1941-1945; CHAPTER 2 LITTLE GUYS WITH GOLDEN EAGLE BADGES, 1945-1950; CHAPTER 3 THE IDEA OF ME, 1945-1950; II THE LONG 1950's; CHAPTER 4 KILROY IS BACK, 1950-1953; CHAPTER 5 THE TRUE STORY OF THE FOOT SOLDIER, 1951-1966; III THE VIETNAM ERA; CHAPTER 6 THE PERPLEXING WAR, 1964-1968; CHAPTER 7 I GAVE THEM A GOOD BOY, 1969-1973; CHAPTER 8 A DARK SIDE TO MAN'S SOUL, 1967-1978; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Images of war saturated American culture between the 1940's and the 1970's, as U.S. troops marched off to battle in World War II, the Korean |
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War, and the Vietnam War. Exploring representations of servicemen in the popular press, government propaganda, museum exhibits, literature, film, and television, Andrew Huebner traces the evolution of a storied American icon--the combat soldier. |
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