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Never Will We Forget: Oral Histories of World War II
Marilyn M Culpepper
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Description for Never Will We Forget: Oral Histories of World War II
Hardback. Deals with the personal side of World War II. This work features stories of men and women, who, though they experienced the war in many different ways, were profoundly affected by it. It captures how Americans lived and felt, and what they believed during the twentieth century's most brutal conflict. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 332 pages, illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Never Will We Forget deals with the most enduring and moving side of World War II, the personal side. These are the stories of some 400 men and women, who, though they experienced the war in wildly different ways, were all profoundly affected by it. Gleaned from interviews and oral histories, the book reflects the experiences of male and female veterans, civilians on the home front, conscientious objectors, survivors of the torpedoing of the USS Indianapolis and of typhoons, participants in the Normandy Invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Some stories tug at the heart, some ... Read more
Never Will We Forget deals with the most enduring and moving side of World War II, the personal side. These are the stories of some 400 men and women, who, though they experienced the war in wildly different ways, were all profoundly affected by it. Gleaned from interviews and oral histories, the book reflects the experiences of male and female veterans, civilians on the home front, conscientious objectors, survivors of the torpedoing of the USS Indianapolis and of typhoons, participants in the Normandy Invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Some stories tug at the heart, some ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Series
Praeger Security International
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313344787
SKU
V9780313344787
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About Marilyn M Culpepper
Marilyn Mayer Culpepper is the author of Trials and Triumphs: The Women of the American Civil War and All Things Altered: Women in the Wake of the Civil War. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and is Professor Emerita at Michigan State University.
Reviews for Never Will We Forget: Oral Histories of World War II
In this new work, Culpepper retains her interest in military conflict but expands her focus on the activities of women….Here she chronicles various aspects of US participation in WW II. Chapters focus on theaters of action, branches of military services, pivotal campaigns, and the contributions of all aspects of US society to the war effort
military and civilian, overseas and on ... Read more
military and civilian, overseas and on ... Read more