{"product_id":"mission-unaccomplished-american-war-films-in-the-twenty-first-century-hardback-9781477332610","title":"Mission Unaccomplished; American War Films in the Twenty-First Century (Hardback) 9781477332610","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMission Unaccomplished\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerican War Films in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan Nadel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477332610, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 26 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn analysis of how post-9\/11 war movies changed from following soldiers on specific missions to chronicling war as a day-to-day occupation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 2003, the United States began a war in Iraq without a mission. Instead of fighting to restore peace-the traditional objective of warfare-servicemembers faced the grim reality that there was no goal. Lacking even certainty as to who was the enemy, soldiers discovered that their task was simply to survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMission Unaccomplished\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Hollywood grasped the experience of Iraq from the perspective of US soldiers, reinventing the war film in the process. Historically, films such as \u003ci\u003eSaving Private Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e valorized the goals of war by chronicling missions that unambiguously contribute to the defeat of the enemy and the restoration of peace. But in \u003ci\u003eThe Hurt Locker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreen Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, and other recent dramas, soldiers just try to outlast the chaos. Dramatizing the aimlessness of the war, events occur in random order, and soldiers have no sense of how their actions contribute to victory or peace. Looking to recent WWII movies such as \u003ci\u003eDunkirk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHacksaw Ridge\u003c\/i\u003e, which use this same cinematic vocabulary to position soldiering as merely a deadly job to be endured, Alan Nadel argues that the disillusionment of Iraq has influenced cinema broadly, inspiring a newly critical war film genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. A Banner Day for a War that Oughta’\u003cbr\u003e Be in Pictures \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Narrative, Culture, and Cinema \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Private Ryan and the Last Good War (Narrative) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e in Iraq and the Collapse of Wartime \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. It’\u003cbr\u003es Not an Occupation, It’\u003cbr\u003es War, and War Is a Shit Occupation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Us, Them, and the Spoils of War \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Collateral Jobs and Collateral Damage \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7. The Only Mission Is to Get Out \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Filmography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Works Cited \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591021818136,"sku":"9781477332610","price":36.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mission-unaccomplished-american-war-films-in-the-twenty-first-century-hardback-9781477332610","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}