Michael D. Gambone

The Greatest Generation Comes Home: The Veteran in American Society

Buch

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 co… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-58544-488-5
EAN: 9781585444885
Produktnummer: 1731459
Verlag: Texas A & M Univ Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Seitenangabe: 271 S.
Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.3 cm x D2.2 cm 508 g
Reihenbandnummer: 99
Gewicht: 508

Über den 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.