The disappearing Iraq War films -- No true glory: the film that never was -- Constructing an "Iraq War experience" -- From doughboys to grunts: the "American soldier" -- Understanding film "failures" -- Bringing the war home -- Explaining the Iraq War -- Producing a "toxic genre" -- Free-riders and outliers -- Latino grunts: the new victim-heroes -- The hurt locker and beyond
Summary
Analyses the production and reception of recent Iraq war films, asking why they have become known as a 'Toxic Genre'
