What is War Film

The film genre known as "war film" is primarily concerned with warfare, and it often focuses on naval, aviation, or land battles. The primary focus of the drama is on the combat sequences. The 20th century has been heavily identified with it throughout history. Because of the inescapable nature of battle sequences, the conclusion of war films frequently occurs with them. Combat, survival and escape, friendship between soldiers, sacrifice, the futility and inhumanity of warfare, the repercussions of war on society, and the moral and human dilemmas that are presented by war are some of the themes that are discussed in this book. In the world of war films, the most popular subjects are the Second World War and the American Civil War. War films are frequently classified according to their milieu, such as the Korean War instance. These tales could be of a fictional nature, a historical drama, or even a biographical nature. It has been pointed out by critics that there are parallels between the Western and the war film.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: War film

Chapter 2: Akira Kurosawa

Chapter 3: Documentary film

Chapter 4: Cinema of Japan

Chapter 5: Masaki Kobayashi

Chapter 6: Why We Fight

Chapter 7: Isoroku Yamamoto's sleeping giant quote

Chapter 8: Tora! Tora! Tora!

Chapter 9: The Battle of San Pietro

Chapter 10: Pearl Harbor (film)

(II) Answering the public top questions about war film.

Who this book is for

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of War Film.