The myth of the Eastern Front : the Nazi-Soviet war in American popular culture /

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Author / Creator:Smelser, Ronald M., 1942- author
Imprint:New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Description:xii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6644230
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Other authors / contributors:Davies, Edward J., II, 1947-
ISBN:9780521833653 (hardback)
0521833655 (hardback)
9780521712316 (pbk.)
0521712319 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-317) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Americans Experience the War in Russia, 1941-1945
  • 2. The Cold War and the Emergence of a Lost Cause Mythology
  • 3. The German Generals Talk, Write, and Network
  • 4. Memoirs, Novels, and Popular Histories
  • 5. Winning Hearts and Minds: The Germans Interpret the War for the United States Public
  • 6. The Gurus
  • 7. Wargames, the Internet, and the Popular Culture of the Romancers
  • 8. Romancing the War: Reenactors, and "What If History"
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index