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From the Battle of the Somme (1916) through to American Sniper (2014), war and military history has been a staple of the film industry. This new study details fifty of the greatest war films, including classics such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and Hollywood epics such as The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Apocalypse Now (1979).
Expert analysis is accompanied by images from the films and original movie posters, offering the reader an invaluable insight into some of the greatest productions of the last hundred years.
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Tim Newark is the author of several critically acclaimed military history books, including Highlander, The Fighting Irish, The Mafia at War, and Camouflage, which accompanied the Imperial War Museum exhibition. He was the editor of Military Illustrated for 17 years and has written seven TV military history documentary series, including Hitler's Bodyguard.
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- PublisherOsprey Publishing
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1472820002
- ISBN 13 9781472820006
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages208
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