LEADER 03692nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910969677803321 005 20251117065126.0 010 $a1-299-13795-4 010 $a1-60344-550-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000078949 035 $a(EBL)3037928 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000531039 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11320830 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000531039 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10588066 035 $a(PQKB)10877818 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3037928 035 $a(OCoLC)715188770 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse1100 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3037928 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10456008 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL445045 035 $a(BIP)46503634 035 $a(BIP)11792248 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000078949 100 $a20050203d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe greatest generation comes home $ethe veteran in American society /$fMichael D. Gambone 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCollege Station $cTexas A&M University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (292 p.) 225 1 $aTexas A&M University military history series ;$vno. 99 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-58544-488-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-265) and index. 327 $aHome -- Healing the wounds -- Fitting in -- GI Jane comes home -- Minority veterans come home -- The veteran and the postwar film -- Retreads -- Legacies. 330 $aAt the conclusion of World War II, Americans anxiously contemplated the return to peace. It was an uncertain time, filled with concerns about demobilization, inflation, strikes, and the return of a second Great Depression. Balanced against these challenges was the hope in a future of unparalleled opportunities for a generation raised in hard times and war. One of the remarkable untold stories of postwar America is the successful assimilation of sixteen million veterans back into civilian society after 1945. The G.I. generation returned home filled with the same sense of fear and hope as most citizens at the time. Their transition from conflict to normalcy is one of the greatest chapters in American history. "The Greatest Generation Comes Home" combines military and social history into a comprehensive narrative of the veteran's experience after World War II. It integrates early impressions of home in 1945 with later stories of medical recovery, education, work, politics, and entertainment, as well as moving accounts of the dislocation, alienation, and discomfort many faced. The book includes the experiences of not only the millions of veterans drawn from mainstream white America, but also the women, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans who served the nation. Perhaps most important, the book also examines the legacy bequeathed by these veterans to later generations who served in uniform on new battlefields around the world. 410 0$aTexas A & M University military history series ;$v99. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xVeterans$zUnited States 606 $aVeterans$zUnited States$xSocial conditions$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y1945-1953 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1945- 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xVeterans 615 0$aVeterans$xSocial conditions 676 $a973.918/086/97 700 $aGambone$b Michael D.$f1963-$01793798 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969677803321 996 $aThe greatest generation comes home$94477549 997 $aUNINA