{"product_id":"five-came-back-a-story-of-hollywood-and-the-second-world-war-9780143126836","title":"Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a Netflix original documentary series, also written by Mark Harris: t\u003c\/b\u003ehe extraordinary wartime experience of five of Hollywood's most important directors, all of whom put their stamp on World War II and were changed by it forever \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is the remarkable, untold story of how five major Hollywood directors--John Ford, George Stevens, John Huston, William Wyler, and Frank Capra--changed World War II, and how, in turn, the war changed them. In a move unheard of at the time, the U.S. government farmed out its war propaganda effort to Hollywood, allowing these directors the freedom to film in combat zones as never before. They were on the scene at almost every major moment of America's war, shaping the public's collective consciousness of what we've now come to call the good fight. The product of five years of scrupulous archival research, \u003ci\u003eFive Came Back \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a revelatory new understanding of Hollywood's role in the war through the life and work of these five men who chose to go, and who came back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Five Came Back . . . is one of the great works of film history of the decade.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tough-minded, information-packed and irresistibly readable work of movie-minded cultural criticism. Like the best World War II films, it highlights marquee names in a familiar plot to explore some serious issues: the human cost of military service, the hypnotic power of cinema and the tension between artistic integrity and the exigencies of war.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143126836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2015 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mark Harris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634930282652,"sku":"9780143126836","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6b1d9c99-b516-408e-9e51-043602e63e33.jpg?v=1603838049","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/five-came-back-a-story-of-hollywood-and-the-second-world-war-9780143126836","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}