John Gosling, Howard Koch

Waging The War of the Worlds

A History of the 1938 Radio Broadcast and Resulting Panic, Including the Original Script

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9780786441051
• ISBN-10: 0786441054
• Artikelnr.: 25906361

Autorenporträt

John Gosling has written many articles for British science fiction magazines and runs a highly respected War of the Worlds website (www.war-of the-worlds.co.uk).

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
1. God of War: A Brief History of Mars in the Mind of Man     
2. Mars Attacks: H. G. Wells Declares War     
3. Orson Welles: Larger Than Life     
4. Preparing to End the World: The Making of the Broadcast     
5. War: 8 P.M., October 30, 1938     
6. "It's Just a Radio Show": Dispatches from the Front Lines     
7. The Fog of War: What Really Happened?     
8. Smoke and Mirrors: Why the Panic?     
9. Animosities and Rapprochements: The Aftermath of War     
10. The Latin American Front: The Martians Return     
11. SOS from Caratinga: Brazil Battles the Martians     
12. The European Theater of Operations: Paralysis in Portugal     
13. "It's Not a Meteor, Henry": The Second American Campaign     
14. Mars 2, Brazil 0: The Siege of São Luís     
15. Peril in Providence: The Last American Campaign     
16. The Final Campaigns: Portugal 1988 and 1998     
17. Remembering 1938: An American Myth     
18. Envious Eyes: Could It Happen Again?     
Appendix: The War of the Worlds Original Script by Howard Koch     
Chapter Notes     
Annotated Bibliography and Filmography (Including Radio, Audio and
Television)     
Recommended Research Sources     
Index