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Title: Brassey's Guide to War Films by Alun Evans ISBN: 1-57488-263-5 Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: July, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: informative and well-organized -- a fun book
Comment: This is a very thorough guide book on its topic. Often such books are written by historians who, while they may enjoy films, don't have the background in film that this author has. The author may tend to overvalue some of the films in his five-star rating systems (if he errs it's as a softy, not as a curmudgeon). Very good cross-referencing and indexing. More and better stills than you might expect for the price.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic! Highly recommended
Comment: Hats off to Alun Evans for this superb guide to this film genre. I've got quite a few other books on this subject, but I always refer to this one. This guy must have sat through thousands of these films, and his perspectives are usually consistent. Once you learn his preferences, its easy to understand what things you might want to watch based on your preferences. He discusses historical significance and accuracy, when the film was made, who it was made by, who was in it, in such a way that it gives you more of an understanding of the entire war film phenomenon. Great insight.
There is much more coverage of films from Europe and other parts of the world, than a sharp focus on films of the US. THis is particularly appreciated for WW2 films (which most seem to be anyway), since to tell the whole story of a war, all the constituents voices can be heard.
The format is that of almost an encyclopedia/reference. Some films have 2 words, some have 2 paragraphs. He tells us things about certain filmakers that give great context to the period in history in which they worked. He has fun opinions about all sorts of things (the man clearly has a problem with Lew Landers) and has a light and informative style.
I've got a fairly sizable war film collection, and this book has contributed greatly to my ability to grow it. All films that he could find are covered in some way or another. Must be close to 1000 or so. Very comprehensive and valuable guide to the collector
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Title: VideoHound's War Movies: Classic Conflict on Film by Mike Mayo ISBN: 1578590892 Publisher: Visible Ink Pr Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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