Personal perspectives. World War II / Timothy C. Dowling, editor
- Bib ID:
- 3735898
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- Description:
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- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005
- xiii, 351 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 1851095756
- 1851095802
- Summary:
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"What was it like to leave an ordinary life behind to serve as a Flying Tiger or fight in the North African desert? What was it like to be an African American in a segregated army? A Navajo "code talker" using native communications to deliver secret messages? A loyal Japanese American in an internment camp? No attempt to understand the impact of World War II (or any large-scale conflict) is complete without investigating lives like these, and Personal Perspectives: World War II does just that, taking readers deep inside the unique, life-altering experiences of 12 representative groups of soldiers and civilians. Full of historical detail, authentic voices, vivid memories, and revealing insights, Personal Perspectives: World War II puts a human face on an often faceless field of study, placing a wide range of representative individuals front and center against the turbulent backdrop of the war."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- The experience of Allied crews in Europe
- "We will fight them ... " : the experience of British civilians during the "Blitz"
- The experience of desert warfare
- "Renegades, mavericks, and ruffians" : the experience of the "Flying Tigers"
- "Is this what they mean by conspicuous gallantry?" : the experience of the U.S. Marines in the Pacific
- Knights of the air : the experience of aviators in the Pacific theater
- The experience of commonwealth and colonial soldiers in World War II
- Racism, activism, and opportunity : African Americans in the military and on the home front
- "It hurt too much to be Japanese" : the Japanese American experience in World War II
- The Native American experience in World War II
- Neither peace nor war : the experience of American diplomats in occupied Europe
- The rescuers.
- Notes:
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- Formerly CIP.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-330) and index.
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945
- Other authors/contributors:
- Dowling, Timothy C
- Also Titled:
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- World War II
- World War 2
- World War Two
- Copyright:
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