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Author: David M. Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004-09-16
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780195173994
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With a new Afterword, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kennedy reveals how the First World War's legacy of Wilsonian idealism is reflected today in President George W. Bush's National Security Strategy.
Author: Edward Humes
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2014-03-09
Total Pages: 359
ISBN-13: 1626812578
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Extraordinary stories of ordinary men and women whose lives were changed forever by landmark legislation—and how they went on to change the country. Inspiring war stories are familiar. But what about after-the-war stories? From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, Over Here is the Greatest Generation’s after-the-war story—vivid portraits of how the original G.I. Bill empowered an entire generation and reinvented the nation. The G.I. Bill opened college education to the masses, transformed America from a nation of renters into a nation of homeowners, and enabled an era of prosperity never before seen in the world. Doctors, teachers, engineers, researchers, and Nobel Prize winners who had never considered college an option rewrote the American Dream thanks to this most visionary legislation. “Vivid . . . Deeply moving, alive with the thrill of people from modest backgrounds discovering that the opportunities available to them were far greater than anything they had dreamed of.” —Los Angeles Times “Poignant . . . The human dramas scattered throughout the narrative are irresistible.” —The Denver Post “Fascinating . . . The book’s statistics are eye-opening, but it’s the numerous personal vignettes that bring this account to life. . . . At its best, these passages are reminiscent of Studs Terkel’s Depression-era and World War II oral histories.” —The Plain Dealer
Author: Kathleen V. Kudlinski
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780670830503
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A young boy must look after his sick mother and sister while his father and brother fight in World War I.
Author: Lorraine B. Diehl
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2010-02-27
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 0061968242
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A wonderfully nostalgic and inspiring look at the center of the home front during World War II—New York City More than any other place, New York was the center of action on the home front during World War II. As Hitler came to power in Germany, American Nazis goose-stepped in Yorkville on the Upper East Side, while recently arrived Jewish émigrés found refuge on the Upper West Side. When America joined the fight, enlisted men heading for battle in Europe or the Pacific streamed through Grand Central Terminal and Pennsylvania Station. The Brooklyn Navy Yard refitted ships, and Times Square overflowed with soldiers and sailors enjoying some much-needed R & R. German U-boats attacked convoys leaving New York Harbor. Silhouetted against the gleaming skyline, ships were easy prey—debris and even bodies washed up on Long Island beaches—until the city rallied under a stringently imposed dim-out. From Rockefeller Center's Victory Gardens and Manhattan's swanky nightclubs to metal-scrap drives and carless streets, Over Here! captures the excitement, trepidation, and bustle of this legendary city during wartime. Filled with the reminiscences of ordinary and famous New Yorkers, including Walter Cronkite, Barbara Walters, and Angela Lansbury, and rich in surprising detail—from Macy's blackout boutique to Mickey Mouse gas masks for kids—this engaging look back is an illuminating tour of New York on the front lines of the home front.
Author: William Brooks
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2019-10-24
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 0252051564
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →During the Great War, composers and performers created music that expressed common sentiments like patriotism, grief, and anxiety. Yet music also revealed the complexities of the partnership between France, Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. At times, music reaffirmed a commitment to the shared wartime mission. At other times, it reflected conflicting views about the war from one nation to another or within a single nation.Over Here, Over There examines how composition, performance, publication, recording, censorship, and policy shaped the Atlantic allies' musical response to the war. The first section of the collection offers studies of individuals. The second concentrates on communities, whether local, transnational, or on the spectrum in-between. Essay topics range from the sinking of the Lusitania through transformations of the entertainment industry to the influenza pandemic.Contributors: Christina Bashford, William Brooks, Deniz Ertan, Barbara L. Kelly, Kendra Preston Leonard, Gayle Magee, Jeffrey Magee, Michelle Meinhart, Brian C. Thompson, and Patrick Warfield
Author: Richard M. Sherman
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9780573680946
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"On a train full of draftees heading for Europe, the DePaul sisters are looking for a third singer to transform their duo into a trio. They find her in Mitzi --a down-home girl with a secret: she's a Nazi spy with a slinky Dietrich accent and a microphone conveniently hidden in her lipstick. Seventeen rollicking Big Band numbers evoke the originals of the period while gently spoofing musical memories of the wartime era."--Publisher.
Author: Robert Schoenfeld
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2013-09-13
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 1491805153
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is an unusual and fascinating story of a young foreign medical school graduate who is beginning his four years of specialty training during the 1960s in a large County Hospital. OVER HERE picks up where Bobs first book, OVER THERE leaves off, which with humor, poignancy, and spectacular photography, colorfully described his fascinating six years of medical school in Switzerland. This new book follows Bob through his entire medical career which includes many aspects of his personal life, family illness, his successes and his personal failures. The reader will get a very unique insight into the mind of a young practicing physician as he confronts the many challenges of an evolving medical delivery system as well as those of his personal and professional life. You will read about the emergency ambulance rides he was required to make during his internship as well as some of the more interesting emergency room cases he treated and how he eventually founded and ran a very successful group practice. Be intrigued when you read about Bobs very unique and extraordinary interests outside his practice of medicine. Dr. Schoenfeld is married and has three children and four grandchildren. He maintains a strong interest in photography, both traditional and creative and has had two successful photographic exhibits in one of New Yorks most prestigious art galleries, the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park.
Author: Joyce Holsclaw
Publisher: ELDERBERRY PRESS, INC.
Published: 2004-08
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781932762235
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Edward Humes
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780151007103
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Here are the stories of some of the men and women returning from World War II, and how their lives changed because of the G.I. Bill of Rights, and how this country changed because of them. The effects were immediate and enduring--the suburbs, the middle class, America's ever-increasing number of college graduates, the lunar landing--all are tied to the G.I. Bill.
