Waging The War of the Worlds: A History of the 1938 Radio Broadcast and Resulting Panic, Including the Original Script
The 1938 Orson Welles broadcast of The War of the Worlds was a landmark in the history of entertainment, sparking public hysteria in America and a series of broadcasts around the world that elicited similar responses. This book examines all aspects of the historic broadcast in depth, including fascination with Mars, H.G. Wells' novel, Orson Welles and the making of the broadcast, initial reactions and the resulting "fog of war," anxieties underlying the panic, and the aftermath. Additional...
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The 1938 Orson Welles broadcast of The War of the Worlds was a landmark in the history of entertainment, sparking public hysteria in America and a series of broadcasts around the world that elicited similar responses. This book examines all aspects of the historic broadcast in depth, including fascination with Mars, H.G. Wells' novel, Orson Welles and the making of the broadcast, initial reactions and the resulting "fog of war," anxieties underlying the panic, and the aftermath. Additional chapters look at later broadcasts in the United States, Brazil, elsewhere in Latin America, and Portugal, and address the likelihood that a similar panic could happen again. The Howard Koch original script of the 1938 The War of the Worlds radio broadcast is included.
Preface 11 God of War: A Brief History of Mars in the Mind of Man 32 Mars Attacks: H. G. Wells Declares War 123 Orson Welles: Larger Than Life 194 Preparing to End the World: The Making of the Broadcast 315 War: 8 P.M., October 30, 1938 436 "It's Just a Radio Show": Dispatches from the Front Lines 497 The Fog of War: What Really Happened? 568 Smoke and Mirrors: Why the Panic? 689 Animosities and Rapprochements: The Aftermath of War 8610 The Latin American Front: The Martians Return 9911 SOS from Caratinga: Brazil Battles the Martians 11412 The European Theater of Operations: Paralysis in Portugal 12013 "It's Not a Meteor, Henry": The Second American Campaign 13014 Mars 2, Brazil 0: The Siege of Sao Luis 14315 Peril in Providence: The Last American Campaign 14916 The Final Campaigns: Portugal 1988 and 1998 15617 Remembering 1938: An American Myth 16418 Envious Eyes: Could It Happen Again? 181App The War of the Worlds Original Script by Howard Koch 193Chapter Notes 219Annotated Bibliography and Filmography (Including Radio, Audio and Television) 225Recommended Research Sources 231Index 233
