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UNINA9910462099903321 |
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Autore |
Bruscino Thomas A |
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Titolo |
A nation forged in war [[electronic resource] ] : how World War II taught Americans to get along / / Thomas Bruscino |
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Knoxville, : University of Tennessee Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-12501-2 |
9786613528872 |
1-57233-779-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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