Visualization of the Second World War in the Cnema of the USA 1942—1945

Abstract

In modern studies on the history of wars, a fairly popular direction is the study of information discourse specifics. Аn appeal to the methods of historical imagology will make it possible to trace the evolution of the process of visualization and mythologization of the Second World War in US cinematography more accurately. The authors analyzed the changes in the features of war visualization in 1942—1945 Without the study of the basic principles, methods, mechanisms and tools of this process it is extremely difficult to understand the peculiarities of the development and interaction of cinema and US propaganda at subsequent historical stages and the present. American scientists have achieved significant results in the study of directors’ creative biographies, in the specifics of their interaction with federal government bodies, and in the analysis of the activities of the Office of War Information in the field of cinematography.