How long does it take to read Hollywood Goes to War?
How Politics, Profits, and Propaganda Shaped World War II Movies
Clayton R. Koppes
Hollywood Goes to War by Clayton R. Koppes takes about 6 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1987. 374 pages, about 102,850 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
How politics, propaganda, and profits sparked the drama, imagery, and fantasy of 1940s film--and marched America off to fight World War II. The authors examine how one of America's largest and most lucrative industries was enlisted as an enthusiastic recruiter for Uncle Sam to create scores of "entertainment" pictures in which blatant morale-building propaganda messages received top billing. Revealed is the powerful role of FDR's Office of War Information, staffed by some of America's most famous intellectuals. Intent on portraying the government's interpretation of the war, OWI officials participated in pre-production conferences, reviewed content, and pressured filmmakers to change scripts and even drop movies they deemed objectionable. Ironically, the film industry's own self-censorship system, the Hays Office, paved the way for government censors. The relationship between Washington and Hollywood was not an easy one, however; the authors reconstruct the power struggles between moguls, writers, directors, stars and politicians all seeking to project their own visions on the silver screen.--From publisher description
Subjects: Motion pictures, Censorship, Motion pictures and the war, Motion pictures in propaganda, History, Weltkrieg
