Waging The war of the worlds : a history of the 1938 radio broadcast and resulting panic, including the original script

Author/Creator:

Gosling, John, 1967-

Publication/Creation:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Waging The war of the worlds : a history of the 1938 radio broadcast and resulting panic, including the original script / John Gosling ; radio script by Howard Koch

Related/Included Titles:

Invasion from Mars.

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Koch, Howard. Invasion from Mars

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Welles, Orson,1915-1985--Criticism and interpretation
War of the worlds (Radio program)
Science fiction radio programs--Psychological aspects
Radio audiences

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

God of war : a brief history of Mars in the mind of man -- Mars attacks : H.G. Wells declares war -- Orson Welles : larger than life -- Preparing to end the world : the making of the broadcast -- War : 8 p.m., October 30, 1938 -- "It's just a radio show" : dispatches from the front lines -- The fog of war : what really happened? -- Smoke and mirrors : why the panic? -- Animosities and rapprochements : the aftermath of war -- The Latin American front : the Martians return -- SOS from Caratinga : Brazil battles the Martians -- The European theater of operations : paralysis in Portugal -- "It's not a meteor, Henry" : the second American campaign -- Mars 2, Brazil 0 : the siege of São Luís -- Peril in Providence : the last American campaign -- The final campaigns : Portugal 1988 and 1998 -- Remembering 1938 : an American myth -- Envious eyes : could it happen again?

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Summary:

"This book examines the historic broadcast in-depth. Chapters also look at later broadcasts in the United States, Latin America, Brazil and Portugal, and address the likelihood that a similar panic could happen again. The original script of the 1938 The War of the Worlds radio broadcast, written by Howard Koch, is included"--Provided by publisher.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

x, 237 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990025771720302486

ISBN:

0786441054 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786441051 (softcover : alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

298304633

Barcode:

010002457282