Not exactly what you want but _Inventing Vietnam: The War in Film and Television_ is a pretty good study on the Vietnam war and film and TV. Also, there have been a couple of excellent essays on _Full Metal Jacket_: Moore, Janet C. "For Fighting and for Fun: Kubrick's Complicitous Critique in _Full Metal Jacket_." _The Velvet Light Trap 31 (1993):30-47. Willoquet-Maricondi, Paula. "Full-Metal Jacketing, or Masculinity in the Making." _Cinema Journal_ 33 (1994): 5-21. The Willoquet-Maricondi one in particular extensively deals with the American soldier. Best, Reagan At 09:00 AM 05/16/2001 -0400, you wrote: >hi folks, > >i'm new to cinematic studies--coming to it as a fan and from a sociological >perspective....i'm looking for a readable and contemporary book for >undergraduates dealing with the treatment of the american soldier in >films--preferably up through three kings and american beauty...i have a >couple, such as doherty's--hollywood, american culture and wwii and >virilio's war and cinema...thanks in advance, > >Morten G. Ender, Ph.D. >Assistant Professor of Sociology >Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership >Thayer Hall, Room 282E >United States Military Academy >West Point, New York 10996 >U.S.A. > >(845) 938-5638 (w) >(845) 938-2236 (fax) >[log in to unmask] >http://www.dean.usma.edu/bsl/faculty/ender.htm > >will teach for food... > >---- >To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L >in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]