June 6, 1944. For Captain John Miller and his squad of youn soldiers, this fateful day would become something much more. Washington has sent them on a personal mission to save one life. Captain Miller and his men quickly realize this is not a simple rescue operation.

Excavates the contemporary revival of 19th-century cultural pluralism, revealing how American novelists since the 1990s have appropriated the historical novel in the pursuit of selfhood rather than truth, fundamentally repositioning the genre in American culture.

America Online invited viewers of Saving Private Ryan to post their responses to the film on a web site, and this is a selection of 100 of the 25,000 messages which resulted.

In World War II, a captain and a squad of young soldiers are given the task of saving one of four brothers three of whom have already been killed.

A selection of Howard Zinn's most popular and accessible essays on history and politics. In this lively collection of essays, now with a new afterword, Zinn discusses a wide range of historical and political topics, from the role of the Supreme Court in U.S. history to the nature of higher education today.

Thieves of Baghdad is a riveting account of Colonel Matthew Bogdanos and his team's extraordinary efforts to recover over 5,000 priceless antiquities stolen from the Iraqi National Museum after the fall of Baghdad. A mixture of police procedural, treasure hunt, war-time thriller, and cold-eyed assessment of the international black market in stolen art, Thieves of Baghdad also explores the soul of a truly remarkable man: a soldier, a father, and a passionate, dedicated scholar.

Virulently questions the ultra-patriotic assumptions we have been taught since birth about the reasons behind the second World War, and the underlying assumptions which have underpinned involvement of the US and other countries.

This pictorial study puts Steven Spielberg's career in focus: from his first feature, "The Sugarland Express", through his phenomenal blockbusters, including "Jaws", Jurassic Park", and "Schindler's List". Photos.

War has had a powerful impact on the film industry, while at the same time motion pictures can influence wartime behaviour & shape our perception of the historical record. This book collects essays that use a variety of critical approaches to explore this film genre.