An edition of Waging The war of the worlds
(2009)
Waging The war of the worlds
a history of the 1938 radio broadcast and resulting panic, including the original script
by John Gosling
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"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.
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Waging The war of the worlds: a history of the 1938 radio broadcast and resulting panic, including the original script
2009, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
in English
0786441054 9780786441051
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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?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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