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Author Adams, Michael C. C., 1945-, author

Title Echoes of war : a thousand years of military history in popular culture / Michael C.C. Adams.

Publication Info. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (298 pages)
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Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations and Maps; Preface: Citizens Who Quest (For Knowledge); 1. Knights on Horseback; 2. Brutal Soldiery; 3. New Men with Rifles; 4. Unlikely Heroes; 5. Bearers of Burdens; 6. Innocents at War; Afterword: Historians with Axes (To Grind); Exploring Further; Index.
Summary Americans are often accused of not appreciating history, but this charge belies the real popular interest in the past. Historical reenactments draw thousands of spectators; popular histories fill the bestseller lists; PBS, A and E and The History Channel air a dizzying array of documentaries and historical dramas; and Hollywood war movies become blockbusters. Though historians worry that these popular representations sacrifice authenticity for broad appeal, Michael C.C. Adams argues that living history -- even if it is an incomplete depiction of the past -- plays a vital role in stimulating the his.
Subject Military art and science -- History.
Military history.
Popular culture.
Technology and civilization.
War -- Psychological aspects.
War and society.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Peace.
Military art and science. (OCoLC)fst01020874
Military history. (OCoLC)fst01021222
Popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01071344
Technology and civilization. (OCoLC)fst01145253
War and society. (OCoLC)fst01170447
War -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01170363
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Adams, Michael C.C. Echoes of War : A Thousand Years of Military History in Popular Culture. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813122403
ISBN 9780813159218 (electronic bk.)
0813159210 (electronic bk.)
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