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The Great Plains during World War II / R. Douglas Hurt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hurt, R. Douglas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Plains.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Great Plains--History--20th century.
- Great Plains.
- Great Plains--Social conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (524 p.)
- Other Title:
- Great Plains during World War 2
- Great Plains during World War Two
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Although the impact of World War II was not as transformative for the Great Plains as it was for other areas of the United States, it was still significant and tumultuous. Emphasizing the region's social and economic history, The Great Plains during World War II is the first book to examine the effects of the war on the region and the responses of its residents. Beginning with the isolationist debate that preceded the war, R. Douglas Hurt traces the residents' changing view of the European conflict and its direct impact on the plains. Hurt argues that the people of the Great Plains based their
- Contents:
- Reluctance
- The work of war
- Women at work
- The home front
- Rationing
- The farm and ranch front
- Agricultural labor
- Military affairs
- Internment
- Prisoner-of-war camps
- Indians in wartime
- War's end.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-24137-7
- 9786611241377
- 0-8032-2398-6
- OCLC:
- 437200613
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