The Greatest Generation Comes Home - The Veteran In American Society

Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL D. GAMBONE teaches American history at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. A specialist on American foreign policy, he is the author of Eisenhower, Somoza, and the Cold War in Nicaragua, 1953-1961. Klappentext At the conclusion of World War II, Americans anxiously contemplated the return to peace. It was an uncertain time, rife 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 that most citizens felt at the time. Their transition from conflict to normalcy is one of the greatest chapters in American history. Zusammenfassung Combines military and social history into a comprehensive narrative of the veteran's experience after World War II. This book 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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael D Gambone, Michael D. Gambone
• Verlag: Texas A&M University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.01.2006
• EAN: 9781585444885
• ISBN: 978-1-58544-488-5
• Seiten: 271
• Abmessung: 248 mm x 159 mm x 25 mm
• Serien: Texas A & M University Militar; Texas A & M University Military History S.; Texas A & M University Military History; Texas A & M University Militar; Texas A & M University Military History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges