Montgomery in the Good War - Portrait of a Southern City, 1939-1946

"Montgomery in the Good War" is a richly textured account of a southern city and its people during World War II.

Info autore

Wesley Phillips Newton (1925-2012) was Professor Emeritus of History at Auburn University and coeditor, with Robert R. Rea, of Wings of Gold: An Account of Naval Aviation Training in World War II. Allen Cronenberg is former Director of the Center for Arts and Humanities at Auburn University and author of Forth to the Mighty Conflict: Alabama and World War II.

Riassunto

Offers a richly textured account of a southern city and its people during World War II. Using newspaper accounts, interviews, letters, journals, and his own memory of the time, Wesley Newton reconstructs wartime-era Montgomery, Alabama - a sleepy southern capital that was transformed irreversibly during World War II.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Allen Cronenberg, Wesley Newton, Wesley Phillips Newton
• Editore: The University of Alabama Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9780817356323
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5632-3
• Serie: Fire Ant Books
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945)