{"product_id":"celluloid-soldiers-the-warner-bros-campaign-against-nazism-9780814798713","title":"Celluloid Soldiers: The Warner Bros. Campaign Against Nazism","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1930s many Americans avoided thinking about war erupting in Europe, believing it of little relevance to their own lives. Yet, the Warner Bros. film studio embarked on a virtual crusade to alert Americans to the growing menace of Nazism.\u003cbr\u003e Polish-Jewish immigrants Harry and Jack Warner risked both reputation and fortune to inform the American public of the insidious threat Hitler's regime posed throughout the world. Through a score of films produced during the 1930s and early 1940s-including the pivotal \u003ci\u003eSergeant York\u003c\/i\u003e-the Warner Bros. studio marshaled its forces to influence the American conscience and push toward intervention in World War II.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCelluloid Soldiers \u003c\/b\u003eoffers a compelling historical look at Warner Bros.'s efforts as the only major studio to promote anti-Nazi activity before the outbreak of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirdwell, Michael E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMichael E. Birdwell\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor in History at Tennessee Tech and Curator of Alvin C. York's Papers. His work has been published in Film History, Literature\/Film Quarterly, The Columbia Companion to Film, and several other journals.","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254124839186,"sku":"9780814798713","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_def33132-d824-4ee2-a253-fb553aea5c3b.jpg?v=1746309372","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/celluloid-soldiers-the-warner-bros-campaign-against-nazism-9780814798713","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}