The World War II Combat Film: Anatomy Of A Genre (1986) By Jeanine Basinger
 
One of America's most renowned film scholars, Jeanine Basinger, offers a revealing, perceptive and highly readable look at the combat film. Discussing over one thousand movies, Basinger covers in-depth the key examples of the genre and uses them to define the meaning of genre itself. From "Bataan" to "Battleground" to "The Dirty Dozen" the book traces the evolution of the combat genre, as its recurring characters, plots and events are used and reused over time. There is also a section outlining what happens when women replace men in combat and when the subject is treated as comedy. 
 
Lively, comprehensive analysis of World War II movies.
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
373 pages
In Good condition