War Comes to Plum Street

Informationen zum Autor Bruce C. Smith Klappentext What was it like to experience World War II in small-town America? Here is the story of the war as it unfolded in one small town, New Castle, Indiana. We see through the eyes of the residents of Plum Street as families search for information about the pro Zusammenfassung Presents the story of the war as it unfolded in one small town, New Castle, Indiana through the eyes of the residents of Plum Street as families search for information about the progress of war and the fate of loved ones in the censored accounts in local newspapers. This book captures the war on the home front as lived by some average Americans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Migration and a New Start in the 1920s 2. Coping with Hard Times in the 1930s 3. The Slow Pull Upward, Late 1930s 4. Into the Storm, 1939-1941 5. Duty Calls Every Citizen, 1942 6. Bearer of Bad News, 1942 7. Urgent Preparation, 1943 8. Together, and Alone, 1943 9. Despair and Bitter Hope, 1944 10. Invasion, 1944 11. Will It Never End? 1945 12. We'll Meet Again, 1945 Epilogue Sources Index

Product details

• Authors: Bruce C Smith, Bruce C. Smith, Smith Bruce C
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2008
• EAN: 9780253221063
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22106-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Indiana University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous