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The naval war film

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© 2007 Manchester University Press, Manchester

© 2007 Manchester University Press, Manchester

Chapters in this book

Front matter i
Dedication v
Contents vii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
1 British naval films and the documentary feature 32
2 Post-war British naval films and the service comedy 54
3 Hollywood and the one-ocean war 80
4 The submarine war and the submarine film 103
5 American films of the Cold War 120
6 ‘Damn the photon torpedoes!’ 153
7 Popularising the navy, rewriting the past 173
Conclusion 208
Appendix I 227
Appendix II 231
Filmography 240
Bibliography 257
Index 269

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Chapters in this book

Front matter i
Dedication v
Contents vii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
1 British naval films and the documentary feature 32
2 Post-war British naval films and the service comedy 54
3 Hollywood and the one-ocean war 80
4 The submarine war and the submarine film 103
5 American films of the Cold War 120
6 ‘Damn the photon torpedoes!’ 153
7 Popularising the navy, rewriting the past 173
Conclusion 208
Appendix I 227
Appendix II 231
Filmography 240
Bibliography 257
Index 269

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