Hollywoods South Seas and the Pacific War : Searching for Dorothy Lamour

English

ISBN: 0230116566

EAN: 9780230116566

Category: Social Science / Sociology / General/History / Military / World War Ii/History / Military / United States/Political Science / International Relations / General/

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release Date: 08/31/2012

Synopsis: Hollywoods South Seas and the Pacific War explores the expectations, experiences, and reactions of Allied servicemen and women who served in the wartime Pacific. Viewing the South Pacific through the lens of Hollywoods South Seas, Americans and their Allies expected to find glamorous women who resembled the famous sarong girl, Dorothy Lamour. But Dorothy was nowhere to be seen. Despite those disappointments popular images proved resilient, and at wars end the old South Seas re-emerged almost unscathed. Based on extensive archival research, Hollywoods South Seas and the Pacific War explores the intersections between military experiences and cultural history.

Hollywoods South Seas and the Pacific War : Searching for Dorothy Lamour

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.81 inches

Width: 5.7 inches

Length: 8.84 inches

Weight: 15.49 oz

Pages: 280