This series will publish original manuscripts addressing the representation of war and/or the military in popular movies, television shows, or video games. Books will be brief and written in a critical but accessible style, suitable for popular consumption or classroom use. Submissions may examine an important depiction of war or the military in a single film, television program, or video game, or they may analyze themes and trends across texts or media (e.g., the military musical; the staging of “combat” across media platforms; recruiting via screen media; World War I on film; war trauma and videogames). All submissions should combine analysis of specific media texts with contextual analyses of production and reception history.
Stacy Takacs is professor of American studies at Oklahoma State University.
Tony Shaw is professor of contemporary history at the University of Hertfordshire.
Capitalizing on thousands of feet of accumulated footage captured by combat camera crews during the early years of the Korean War, a small group of US Army officers conceptualized a film series that would widen viewers' understanding of the service and its mission. Their efforts produced the documentary television series that in late 1951 would become The Big Picture.
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