Hollywood and war -- Beginnings -- A standard for the future -- The golden age of military movies -- World War II: fantasy -- World War II: pseudo-reality -- World War II: first reflections -- The image of the Marines and John Wayne -- A different image -- The most ambitious undertaking -- A marriage ends -- The bomb as friend and enemy -- John Wayne, The green berets, and other heroes -- Illusion and reality of war -- Changing images -- The home front, Vietnam, and the victims of war -- Apocalypse when? -- The deer hunter, Hair, and finally Apocalypse now -- The Marines search for a new identity -- The search continued: two non-Vietnam case studies -- The Navy's search for normalcy -- New images despite themselves -- The Air Force seeks a better image -- Vietnam: a more moderate approach -- Rehabilitation completed -- Vietnam: full color with all the warts -- Vietnam: balanced portrayals -- The cold war ends on the motion picture screen -- The search for new enemies -- World War II: one more time -- Pearl Harbor: bombed again.