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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462099903321

Autore

Bruscino Thomas A

Titolo

A nation forged in war [[electronic resource] ] : how World War II taught Americans to get along / / Thomas Bruscino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Knoxville, : University of Tennessee Press, c2010

ISBN

1-280-12501-2

9786613528872

1-57233-779-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Legacies of war

Disciplina

940.54/03

Soggetti

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

World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, European American

World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, African American

African American soldiers - History - 20th century

Race discrimination - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

United States Race relations History 20th century

United States Ethnic relations History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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