War Hurts: Vietnam Movies & the History of a Lost and Distant War.

The article presents the conference paper "War Hurts: Vietnam Movies & the History of a Lost and Distant War" to be presented at the 46th Annual International Studies Association Convention" in Honolulu, Hawaii. The importance of understanding popular representations of foreign policy and the creation of historical narratives of the wars is accounted. He discusses the press coverage received by the films "Coming Home" and "The Deer Hunter" to understand the narrative that emerged from films in the public debate.