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Images of war saturated American culture between the 1940s and the 1970s, as U.S. troops marched off to battle in World War II, the Korean 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.
Huebner challenges the pervasive assumption that Vietnam brought drastic changes in portrayals of the American warrior, with the jaded serviceman of the 1960s and 1970s shown in stark contrast to the patriotic citizen-soldier of World War II. In fact, Huebner shows, cracks began to appear in sentimental images of the military late in World War II and were particularly apparent during the Korean conflict. Journalists, filmmakers, novelists, and poets increasingly portrayed the steep costs of combat, depicting soldiers who were harmed rather than hardened by war, isolated from rather than supported by their military leadership and American society. Across all three wars, Huebner argues, the warrior image conveyed a growing cynicism about armed conflict, the federal government, and Cold War militarization.
"A welcome contribution to the history of visual and textual representations of the foot soldier."
-"American Journalism"
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction: Beyond Telling or Imagining | p. 1 |
| The World War II Era | |
| Here Is Your War, 1941-1945 | p. 15 |
| Little Guys with Golden Eagle Badges, 1945-1950 | p. 50 |
| The Idea of Me, 1945-1950 | p. 70 |
| The Long 1950s | |
| Kilroy Is Back, 1950-1953 | p. 97 |
| The True Story of the Foot Soldier, 1951-1966 | p. 132 |
| The Vietnam Era | |
| The Perplexing War, 1964-1968 | p. 171 |
| I Gave Them a Good Boy, 1969-1973 | p. 207 |
| A Dark Side to Man's Soul, 1967-1978 | p. 241 |
| Conclusion: The Warrior Image | p. 273 |
| Notes | p. 283 |
| Bibliography | p. 333 |
| Text Credits | p. 355 |
| Index | p. 357 |
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ISBN: 9780807858387
ISBN-10: 0807858382
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 384
Published: 1st March 2008
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.6
x 2.3
Weight (kg): 0.535
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