War has had a powerful impact on the film industry, while at the same time motion pictures can influence wartime behaviour & shape our perception of the histori

A Companion to the War Film contains 27 original essays that examine all aspects of the genre, from the traditional war film, to the new global nature of confli

The immediacy and perceived truth of the visual image, as well as film and television's ability to propel viewers back into the past, place the genre of the his

Discussing such classic films as Sergeant York, Air Force, and All Quiet on the Western Front, as well as more modern blockbusters like Apocalypse Now and Savin

About depictions of war in cinema.