Eastwood's Iwo Jima : Critical engagements with "Flags of our fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima"

With __Flags of Our Fathers__ (2006) and __Letters from Iwo Jima__ (2006), Clint Eastwood made a unique contribution to film history, being the first director to make two films about the same event. Eastwood's films examine the battle over Iwo Jima from two nations' perspectives, in two languages, and embody a passionate view on conflict, enemies, and heroes. Together these works tell the story behind one of history's most famous photographs, Leo Rosenthal's "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima." In this volume, international scholars in political science and film, literary, and cultural studies undertake multifaceted investigations into how Eastwood's diptych reflects war today. Fifteen essays explore the intersection among war films, American history, and Japanese patriotism. They present global attitudes toward war memories, icons, and heroism while offering new perspectives on cinema, photography, journalism, ethics, propaganda, war strategy, leadership, and the war on terror. Together, Flags Of Our Fathers And Letters From Iwo Jima Tell The Story Behind One Of History's Most Famous Photographs, Leo Rosenthal's 'raising The Flag On Iwo Jima'. Know Your Enemy, Know Yourself / Rikke Schubart & Anne Gjelsvik -- The Making And Remakings Of An American Icon : 'raising The Flag On Iwo Jima' From Photojournalism To Global, Digital Media / Mette Mortensen -- The Forgotten Cinematographer Of Mount Suribachi : Bill Genaust's Eight-second Iwo Jima Footage And The Historical Facsimile / Bjørn Sørenssen -- Flags Of Their Stepfathers? Race And Culture In The Context Of Military Service And The Fight For Citizenship / Martin Edwin Andersen -- Following The Flag In American Film / Robert Eberwein -- Care Or Glory? Picturing A New War Hero / Anne Gjelsvik -- Beyond Mimesis : War, History, And Memory In Flags Of Our Fathers / Holger Pötzsch -- Clint Eastwood's Postclassical Multiple Narratives Of Iwo Jima / Glenn Man -- Haunting In The War Film : Flags Of Our Fathers / Robert Burgoyne -- Eastwood And The Enemy / Rikke Schubart -- East Of Eastwood : Iwo Jima And The Japanese Context / Lars-martin Sørensen -- Humanism Versus Patriotism : Eastwood Trapped In The Bi-polar Logic Of Warfare / Mikkel Bruun Zangenberg -- Suicide In Letters From Iwo Jima / Robert Burgoyne -- To Sell A War : Flags, Lies, And Tragedy / Vibeke Schou Tjalve -- Banzai! : Letters From Iwo Jima And Choosing The Enemy In Risk Society / Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen. Edited By Rikke Schubart & Anne Gjelsvik. Together, Flags Of Our Fathers And Letters From Iwo Jima Tell The Story Behind One Of History's Most Famous Photographs, Leo Rosenthal's 'raising The Flag On Iwo Jima'. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.