Bøker av Howard Hughes

When Eagles Dared is a salute to the men and women who participated in World War II and the filmmakers who have immortalised their stories on screen. It tells both the story of the historical events of this first truly 'world war' and of the films that have depicted these events - comparing the cinematic myth with the historical reality - as a guide to history through cinema.When Eagles Dared portrays the people who participated in the war, from the evacuation of the Allied forces from France at Dunkirk through to the battle for Berlin and beyond. Each chapter discusses a theatre of war, an event, a campaign or battle by explaining the historical events as they unfold and then examines how filmmakers have represented them. Chapters discuss the war in the skies (Battle of Britain and The Dam Busters), the sea (Sink the Bismarck! and The Cruel Sea) and the North African desert (The Battle of El Alamein and Tobruk). There are 'special mission' movies including Where Eagles Dare and The Dirty Dozen, classic tales of ingenuity (The Great Escape), valour (Saving Private Ryan), and human endurance (The Bridge on the River Kwai). Offering a unique view of war through the lenses of over 150 diverse films that have shaped our perceptions of the conflict, When Eagles Dared is illustrated with rare stills and posters from this ever popular genre.

'Cinema Italiano' is the first book to discuss comprehensively and in depth Italian cinema, both popular and arthouse. It is illustrated throughout with rare stills and international posters from this revered era in European cinema and reviews over 350 movies.

Clint Eastwood is one of the world's most popular action stars, who has matured into a fine American producer-director. This title covers all Eastwood's movies of many genres and, illustrates Eastwood's story with film stills, glimpses behind the scenes, and poster advertising material.

Explores the Western, running from John Ford's "Stagecoach" to the revisionary "Tombstone". This work researches 27 key films, and draws on production notes, cast and crew biographies, and the films' box-office success, to reveal their place in western history. It also examines comedy westerns, and the depiction of Native Americans on screen.

Explores the films through the biographies and filmographies of key personnel, stories of the films' making, their locations and sets, sources, musical scores, detailed cast information, box office fortunes internationally, with many illustrations, including original posters and stills. This is a guide to the key Spaghetti Westerns.

By focusing on the consumer, this book investigates the relationship between the arts, entertainment and tourism industries and how this relationship can be developed to its best competitive advantage. It describes the general arts and tourism background, and discusses the arts and entertainment that feature in tourism.