| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Book! Movie! The literary genesis of the Cold War nuclear crisis film -- Purity of essence I : the nuclear leader and the psychological dimension in fact and fiction -- Purity of essence II : the men and the mission -- Purity of essence III : the LeMay-Power Deterrent Campaign and Dr. Strangelove -- Peace is our profession : General Thomas Power and nuclear crisis behavior -- Theatre of war : fighting in the war room -- Plan R : positive control, airborne alert, and the nuclear crisis films -- Strategic underground command : the ICBM Force in film and history -- Dr. Strangelove goes to sea : Cold War nuclear naval operations on film. |
| Summary |
"'Deconstructing Dr. Strangelove' examines how well the Cold War crisis films stack up against historical reality, or at least as much of that reality as we can reconstruct with confidence"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nuclear warfare in motion pictures.
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Nuclear warfare in motion pictures. |
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Cold War in motion pictures.
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Cold War (1945-1989) in motion pictures. |
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War films -- History and criticism.
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War films. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Maloney, Sean M., 1967- Deconstructing Dr. Strangelove. Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2020] 9781640121928 (DLC) 2019037861 (OCoLC)1120138869 |
| ISBN |
9781640123519 (electronic book) |
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1640123512 (electronic book) |
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9781640121928 |
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1640121927 |
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