The Warrior Image: Soldiers in American Culture from the Second World War to the Vietnam Era by Andrew Huebner
The Warrior Image: Soldiers in American Culture from the Second World War to the Vietnam Era by Andrew Huebner, graduate, the MFA in Creative Writing at the New School; faculty, Creative Writing at The New School
The University of North Carolina Press, 2008
Barnes & Noble: Exploring representations of servicemen in the popular press, government propaganda, museum exhibits, literature, film, and television, Huebner traces the evolution of that storied American icon, the combat soldier. He challenges the pervasive assumption that Vietnam brought drastic changes in portrayals of the American warrior. In fact, Huebner shows, cracks began to appear in sentimental images of the military late in World War II and were particularly apparent during the Korean conflict. Across all three wars, Huebner argues, the warrior image conveyed a growing cynicism about armed conflict, the federal government, and Cold War militarization.