Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
Mark Harris
Traces the World War II experiences of five legendary directors—John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra and George Stevens—to assess the transformative impact of the war and period beliefs on Hollywood.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN-13
- 9781594204302
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- World War IIHollywood film directorsWartime propaganda filmmaking
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryShortlisted(2014)
Other awarded books from Mark Harris
- Mike Nichols: A Life
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