Don't You Know There's a War On?: The American Home Front 1941-1945
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 brought to the surface memories of an earlier time of unprecedented national emergency -- Pearl Harbor -- and America's subsequent involvement in World War II. In this evocative cultural history, Richard Lingeman re-creates the events -- historic, humorous, and tragic -- and personalities of the American home front. From V-girls and V-mail, blackouts and the internment of the Japanese, to new opportunities for African-Americans and women, Lingeman recaptures a unique time in American history in this New York Times Notable Book.
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Don't You Know There's a War On?: The American Home Front 1941-1945
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 brought to the surface memories of an earlier time of unprecedented national emergency -- Pearl Harbor -- and America's subsequent involvement in World War II. In this evocative cultural history, Richard Lingeman re-creates the events -- historic, humorous, and tragic -- and personalities of the American home front. From V-girls and V-mail, blackouts and the internment of the Japanese, to new opportunities for African-Americans and women, Lingeman recaptures a unique time in American history in this New York Times Notable Book.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781560254652 |
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Publisher: | PublicAffairs |
Publication date: | 05/01/2003 |
Series: | Nation Books |
Edition description: | Second Edition |
Pages: | 412 |
Sales rank: | 492,006 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d) |
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