Title The warrior image : soldiers in American culture from the Second World War to the Vietnam era / Andrew J. Huebner

Published Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2008] ©2008

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Description x, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Introduction: Beyond Telling or Imagining -- Pt. I. The World War II Era -- 1. Here Is Your War, 1941-1945 -- 2. Little Guys with Golden Eagle Badges, 1945-1950 -- 3. The Idea of Me, 1945-1950 -- Pt. II. The Long 1950s -- 4. Kilroy Is Back, 1950-1953 -- 5. The True Story of the Foot Soldier, 1951-1966 -- Pt. III. The Vietnam Era -- 6. The Perplexing War, 1964-1968 -- 7. I Gave Them a Good Boy, 1969-1973 -- 8. A Dark Side to Man's Soul, 1967-1978 -- Conclusion: The Warrior Image Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-353) and index Notes Print version record Subject Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Soldiers in art. Soldiers in literature. Soldiers in motion pictures. Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works. Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century. SUBJECT United States -- Civilization -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139945 United States -- Civilization -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139945 -- Pictorial works. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001272 United States -- History, Military -- 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140341 -- Pictorial works. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001272 United States -- History, Military -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140341 Genre/Form Illustrated works. Author EBSCOhost LC no. 2007027989 ISBN 9780807831441 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780807858387 (paperback: alk. paper)

Other Titles Soldiers in American culture from the Second World War to the Vietnam era

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