Williamsburg Regional Library

Inspired by true events, an illustrated guide to more than 500 history-based films, Robert Niemi

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-538) and index

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Inspired by true events

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Robert Niemi

an illustrated guide to more than 500 history-based films

"An up-to-date and indispensable guide for film history buffs of all kind, this book surveys more than 500 major films based on true stories and historical subject matter"--, Provided by publisher

1. Military history on film and television : Wallace's rising to the Boer War. Scottish wars of independence (1296-1314) ; English Civil War (1642-1661) ; Khmelnytsky uprising (1648-1654), Second Northern War (1655-1660), and Ottoman invasion of Poland (1668-1672) ; The Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 ; The Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) ; The Texas Revolution (1835-1836) ; Mexican-American War (1846-1848) ; The Crimean War (1854-1856) ; The American Civil War (1861-1865) ; American Indian wars (1622-1924) ; British colonialism and wars in Africa (1879-1902) ; The Spanish-American War and the Philippine Revolution (1898-1901) -- 2. Military history on film and television : World War I. Filming the front lines ; Films in the time between the world wars ; World War I films made after World War II -- 3. Military history on film and television : World War II. Contemporaneous World War II history films ; World War II history films of the Cold War era ; British World War II exploits on film ; World War II history films of the Vietnam era ; World War II history films of the post-Vietnam era -- 4. Military history on film and television : Korean War to Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Korean War ; The Cold War (1945-1991) ; The Vietnam War ; United States Somalia engagement (1993) ; U.S. intervention in Bosnia ; 9/11 terrorist attack on the United States and its aftermath -- 5. Sports history on film and television. Baseball ; Boxing ; Mohammed Ali films ; Post-Vietnam era boxing films ; Football ; Basketball ; Olympics films ; Mountaineering films ; Contemporary sports history on film: Surfing, Bodybuilding, Professional wrestling, Skateboarding, Golf ; A return to period topics -- 6. Music history on film and television. Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Motown, and the Swing Era ; Rock music ; Punk (and Grunge) rock ; Pop singer biopics ; Folk music ; Country and western ; Classical music -- 7. Art history on film and television. Artists' biopic ; Labor, business, and sociopolitical history on film and television. The 1940s ; The 1950s ; The 1960s ; The 1970s ; The 1980s ; The 1990s ; The new millennium -- 9. History of U.S. race relations on film and television. Films made before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ; Films made after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- 10. History of crime on film and television. The 1930s ; The 1940s ; The 1950s ; The 1960s ; The 1970s ; The 1980s ; The 1990s ; The new millennium

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