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Cover of Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War by Mark Harris

Five Came Back

A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War

2014·511 pages·Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction

Traces the World War II experiences of five legendary directors including John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra and George Stevens to assess the transformative impact of the war and period beliefs on Hollywood. By the author of Pictures at a Revolution.

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Five Came Back

A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War

Year

2014

Pages

511

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction History & Politics

Description

Traces the World War II experiences of five legendary directors including John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra and George Stevens to assess the transformative impact of the war and period beliefs on Hollywood. By the author of Pictures at a Revolution.

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