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

• Autore: Bruscino Thomas A
• Pubblicazione: Knoxville, : University of Tennessee Press, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.54/03
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations History 20th century; United States Ethnic relations History 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A nation forged in war
• ISBN: 1-280-12501-2; 9786613528872; 1-57233-779-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462099903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Legacies of war.