Americans Remember the Homefront: An Oral Narrative of the World War II Years in America

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Roy Hoopes

Americans Remember the Homefront

An Oral Narrative of the World War II Years in America

Roy Hoopes

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Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
07 May 2002

History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Military history; Second World War

From the first surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to the emotional aftermath of World War II's final victory, this rich and powerful tapestry of voices offers firsthand memories of a nation united...

By: Roy Hoopes
Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 428g
ISBN: 9780425186640
ISBN 10: 0425186644
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 07 May 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Acknowledgments Introduction 1. ""A Date Which Will Live in Infamy..."" 2. Washington at War 3. Industry at War 4. Keeping the Country Informed 5. The War Effort - Almost Everyone Was Involved 6. ""Don't You Know There's a War On""? 7. Wives and Children 8. The Home Front 9. The Ultimate Cost of Victory 10. 1945 - The End 11. Aftermath Index"

Roy Hoopes spent some of the war years at home and some in the South Pacific. A career journalist and award-winning biographer, he has written many books including When the Stars Went to War- Hollywood and World War II and the recent novel, Our Man in Washington.

Reviews for Americans Remember the Homefront: An Oral Narrative of the World War II Years in America

"""Compelling."" —New York Times ""Impressive and moving."" —Los Angeles Times ""[An] endlessly surprising personal history."" —United Press International ""Hoopes interviewed nearly 200 Americans for this oral history of the home front. Many of them speak wonderingly of an almost innocent exhilaration triggered by World War II [that] showed Americans something larger than themselves. This collection of memories ranges over wartime Washington, the transformation of industries, the families stumbling around in blacked-out houses...hundreds of nostalgic oddments...Such a collage has an effect of Whitmanesque tenderness."" —Time Magazine"