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Personal perspectives. World War II / Timothy C. Dowling, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (366 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.
- Other Title:
- World War 2
- World War Two
- World War II
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An account of the personal experiences of groups who were affected by World War II, both on and off the battlefields. Twelve essays portray what it was really like to experience the war for groups ranging from marines, naval aviators, and liberators of concentration camps to prisoners of war, refugees, and women in factories.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; The Experience of Allied Aircrews in Europe; "We Will Fight Them . . ."; The Experience of Desert Warfare; "Renegades, Mavericks, and Ruffians"; "Is This What They Mean By Conspicuous Gallantry?"; Knights of the Air; The Experience of Commonwealth and Colonial Soldiers in World War II; Racism, Activism, and Opportunity; "It Hurt Too Much To Be Japanese"; The Native American Experience in World War II; Neither Peace Nor War; The Rescuers; Timeline; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index; About the Editor
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400696350
- 9786610712793
- 9781280712791
- 1280712791
- 9781851095803
- 1851095802
- OCLC:
- 123756835
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