The greatest generation comes home : the veteran in American society / Michael D. Gambone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gambone, Michael D., 1963-

Series:

Texas A & M University military history series ; 99.

Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 99

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.

World War, 1939-1945.

Veterans--United States--Social conditions--20th century.

Veterans.

Social conditions.

United States--History--1945-1953.

United States.

History.

United States--Social conditions--1945-.

Physical Description:

x, 271 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2005]

Summary:

At the conclusion of World War II, Americans anxiously contemplated the return to peace. It was an uncertain time, rife with concerns about demobilization, inflation, strikes, and the return of a second Great Depression. Balanced against these challenges was the hope in a future of unparalleled opportunities for a generation raised in hard times and war. One of the remarkable untold stories of postwar America is the successful assimilation of sixteen million veterans back into civilian society after 1945. The G.I. generation returned home filled with the same sense of fear and hope that most citizens felt at the time. Their transition from conflict to normalcy is one of the greatest chapters in American history.

Contents:

Home

Healing the wounds

Fitting in

GI Jane comes home

Minority veterans come home

The veteran and the postwar film

Retreads

Legacies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-265) and index.

ISBN:

1585444553

158544488X

OCLC:

57579219