A nation forged in war : how World War II taught Americans to get along / Thomas Bruscino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruscino, Thomas A.

Series:

Legacies of war.

Legacies of war

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Participation, European American.

World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American.

African American soldiers--History--20th century.

African American soldiers.

Race discrimination--United States--History--20th century.

Race discrimination.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

United States.

United States--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

United States. Army--Military life--History--20th century.

United States. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945.

United States. Army--Mobilization--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

World War II shaped the United States in profound ways, and this new book--the first in the Legacies of War series--explores one of the most significant changes it fostered: a dramatic increase in ethnic and religious tolerance. A Nation Forged in War is the first full-length study of how large-scale mobilization during the Second World War helped to dissolve long-standing differences among white soldiers of widely divergent backgrounds.Never before or since have so many Americans served in the armed forces at one time: more than 15 million donned uniforms in the

Contents:

The America they left behind

The ethnic army

Introduction to the Army

Hours of boredom

Instants of excitement and terror

Coming home, taking over

The new consensus and beyond.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-12501-2

9786613528872

1-57233-779-6

OCLC:

782879981