Parameters
- 608 pages
- 22 hours of reading
More about the book
In The Good War Terkel presents the good, the bad, and the ugly memories of World War II from a perspective of forty years of after the events. No matter how gruesome the memories are, relatively few of the interviewees said they would have been better off without the experience. It was a central and formative experience in their lives. Although 400,000 Americans perished, the United States itself was not attacked again after Pearl Harbor, the economy grew, and there was a new sense of world power that invigorated the country. Some women and African Americans experienced new freedoms in the post war society, but good life after World War II was tarnished by the threat of nuclear war.
Book purchase
The Good War: An Oral History of World War II, Studs Terkel
- Language
- Released
- 2004
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
Payment methods
We’re missing your review here.
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Studs Terkel
- Publisher
- New Press
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 608
- ISBN10
- 1565843436
- ISBN13
- 9781565843431
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Military History, Military Fiction, Wars, World War II, American History, Oral History
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- In The Good War Terkel presents the good, the bad, and the ugly memories of World War II from a perspective of forty years of after the events. No matter how gruesome the memories are, relatively few of the interviewees said they would have been better off without the experience. It was a central and formative experience in their lives. Although 400,000 Americans perished, the United States itself was not attacked again after Pearl Harbor, the economy grew, and there was a new sense of world power that invigorated the country. Some women and African Americans experienced new freedoms in the post war society, but good life after World War II was tarnished by the threat of nuclear war.