From the trenches of World War 1 to the Taliban in Afghanistan, this book covers a hundred years of war films with contributions by some of the world’s most distinguished film critics, academics and specialists. Each chapter covers a specific topic or conflict in relation to the war movie genre and discusses the wider social context, exploring related themes and issues of the day.
The contributing authors are all informed and well-respected journalists and academics in the world of cinema (such as Kim Newman, Julian Petley and James Mottram among many others) who bring an eclectic mix of experience, opinion and viewpoint to a range of fascinating war movie themes.
Featuring illustrations and posters from the Kobal Collection, Under Fire: A Century of War Movies is the most thorough and comprehensive book on war films to date and includes an exclusive foreword by Oscar-winning editor Mark Goldblatt who worked on Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Terminator, Starship Troopers and Armageddon. This intelligent and entertaining study of the war movie across an entire century is a melting pot of cinematic insight that will be enjoyed by serious historians of 20th century cinema as well as more general movie fans.
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