TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taylor,,Mark
TI  - ˜The œvietnam war in history, literature and film
SN  - 0748615334
U1  - 791 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - [S.l.]
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - American history: Vietnam War
KW  - Asian history: Vietnam War
KW  - Battles & campaigns
KW  - Films, cinema
KW  - Military history
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000
KW  - Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 - Literature and the conflict
KW  - Cinema/Film: Book
KW  - USA
KW  - HISTORY / Military / General
KW  - HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War
KW  - History / Military / United States
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / GeneralC
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
KW  - Film, TV & Radio
N1  - In this unique introduction to the representations of the Vietnam War in American history, literature and film, author Mark Taylor offers a concise, interdisciplinary approach to this most popular but complex of subjects. His aim is to show the intricate nature of crucial events in Vietnam, indicate the different ways in which historians and other writers and film makers have sought to make sense of them, and explore the sorts of truths which each claims to be telling - how can we know what is 'authentic'? After a contextualising introduction which outlines the chronology of events during the Vietnam War, the book covers five key episodes during the war - including the massacre at My Lai, the siege at Khe Sanh, and the experience of homecoming for Vietnam veterans - analysing the way they have been treated by historians, by film-makers and by novelists. Films and texts discussed include The Green Berets, JFK, John Newman's JFK and Vietnam, Dispatches, the Peers Report, In the Lake of the Woods, The Deerhunter and the Rambo films.Key Features: *Interdisciplinary approach to this popular subject, in keeping with the way American Studies is taught *Includes a timeline of the Vietnam War *Illustrated with maps and film stills *Courses on Vietnam appear on most American Studies degrees
ER  -