This innovative book presents for the first time detailed histories of the impact of the Great War on British cinema in the silent period, from actual war footage to fiction filmmaking. In doing so it explores how cinema helped to shape the public memory of the war during the 19…
This book presents a unique insight into an extraordinary period of European history that had far-reaching significance for British cinema andfor the way history itselfis represented. The work collected in this volume draws from the best knowledge, enthusiasm and critical insigh…
"This book presents a unique insight into an extraordinary period of European history that had far-reaching significance for British cinema and for the way history itself is represented. The work collected in this volume draws from the best knowledge, enthusiasm and critical ins…
This book presents a unique insight into an extraordinary period of European history that had far-reaching significance for British cinema and€for the way history itself€is represented. The work collected in this volume draws from the best knowledge, enthusiasm and critical insi…
"This book presents a unique insight into an extraordinary period of European history that had far-reaching significance for British cinema and for the way history itself is represented. The work collected in this volume draws from the best knowledge, enthusiasm and critical ins…
"This book focuses in detail on the wartime films of Abbott and Costello, discussing the production, content, and reception of 18 films. Of particular interest to fans and collectors are the book's illustrations, which feature 122 original, studio-produced photo stills and lobby…
"This book focuses in detail on the wartime films of Abbott and Costello, discussing the production, content, and reception of 18 films. Of particular interest to fans and collectors are the book's illustrations, which feature 122 original, studio-produced photo stills and lobby…
"This book focuses in detail on the wartime films of Abbott and Costello, discussing the production, content, and reception of 18 films. Of particular interest to fans and collectors are the book's illustrations, which feature 122 original, studio-produced photo stills and lobby…
"This book focuses in detail on the wartime films of Abbott and Costello, discussing the production, content, and reception of 18 films. Of particular interest to fans and collectors are the book's illustrations, which feature 122 original, studio-produced photo stills and lobby…
In 1945, Europeans confronted a legacy of mass destruction and death: millions of families had lost their homes and livelihoods; millions of men in uniform had lost their lives; and millions more had been displaced by the war's destruction, and the genocidal policies of the Nazi…
In 1945, Europeans confronted a legacy of mass destruction and death: millions of families had lost their homes and livelihoods; millions of men had lost their lives; and millions more had been displaced by the war's destruction. This volume explores how Europeans came to terms …
Introduction / Frank Biess -- Defining the postwar -- The persistence of "the postwar" : Germany and Poland / Norman M. Naimark -- Feelings in the aftermath : toward a history of postwar emotions / Frank Biess -- In the aftermath of camps / Samuel Moyn -- Public and private memo…