A nation forged in war
Subtitle: how World War II taught Americans to get along
By: Thomas Bruscino.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Legacies of war
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781572336957
Subjects: United States. -- Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th century; United States. -- Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945; United States. -- Army -- Mobilization -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, European American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American; African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century; Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The America they left behind; title: The ethnic army; title: Introduction to the Army; title: Hours of boredom; title: Instants of excitement and terror; title: Coming home, taking over; title: The new consensus and beyond.