Record details

• ISBN: 1588341283
• ISBN: 9781588341280
• Physical Description: pages cm
• Publisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, 2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Those Guys Need Therapy: The Hobby of War Reenacting xiii -- 1. Hazardous Activity for My Own Recreation, Enjoyment, and Pleasure: The Battle of the Bulge, January 1994 1 -- 2. This Must Be Something They Do in California: A History of War Reenacting 29 -- 3. Something a Little Strange: Belonging to the Hobby 50 -- 4. I Lead Two Completely Separate Lives: Membership in the Hobby 76 -- 5. Dog and Pony Shows: Public Events 95 -- 6. We Must Police Ourselves Constantly: Behind the Public Mantra 117 -- 7. It's Not on the Page Anymore: The Private Face of Reenacting 141 -- 8. Look! I'm a Stamp!: The Ownership of History 164 -- 9. I'm Dead! I Just Want to Party!: Behavior Problems 185 -- 10. Farbs You Find Everywhere: The Problem of Appearance 206 -- 11. Preaching a Version of the Gospel: Research 231 -- 12. How to Play Army without Everybody Getting -- Pissed at Each Other: Camaraderie 250 -- Epilogue: Let's See What She's Writing 274.

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Subject:

Historical reenactments > United States.
War and society > United States.
United States > History, Military > 20th century > Miscellanea.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.