{"product_id":"doing-their-bit-wartime-american-animated-short-films-1939-1945-9780786415557","title":"Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael S. Shull | David E. Wilt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The golden age of animation stretched from the early 1930s to the mid-1950s, with movie cartoons reaching an extraordinarily high level of artistry and technique--far higher than today's TV cartoons, for instance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nearly 1000 cartoons were produced by the seven major animation studios in the U.S. between January 1, 1939, and September 30, 1945--the immediate pre-World War II period up to the cessation of hostilities. More than a quarter of the cartoons substantially refer to the war, and thereby are invaluable in helping to understand American attitudes and Hollywood's reflection of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The meat of \u003ci\u003eDoing Their Bit\u003c\/i\u003e is a filmography with extremely detailed summaries of the 260 or so commercially produced, animated, war-related shorts, 1939-1945. There is also a good bit of overall commentary on these films as a group. Two chapters wrap up animated cartoons of World War I and the general political tenor of animated talkies of the 1930s. This edition also includes a new chapter on the outrageous government-sponsored Pvt Snafus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46896781918359,"sku":"9780786415557","price":2836.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786415557.webp?v=1770359908","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/doing-their-bit-wartime-american-animated-short-films-1939-1945-9780786415557","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}