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Deconstructing Dr. Strangelove : the secret history of nuclear war films / Sean M. Maloney. [electronic resource]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, (c)2020.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781640123519
  • 1640123512
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.3
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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"--
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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

"'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"--

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