Truth Under Fire: The Construction of an American Hero in The Tillman Story

The story of a celebrated American footballer who was killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan after giving up a multimillion-dollar sporting contract seemed to offer a classic tale of heroic sacrifice – except that it wasn't true. In this study guide, Luke Rodesiler demonstrates how The Tillman Story (Amir Bar-Lev, 2010) interrogates a case of gross manipulation of the truth for propaganda purposes.