The 1940s decade in photos
Subtitle: a world at war
By: by Jim Corrigan.
Series: America's amazing decades in photos
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766031333
Subjects: History, Modern -- 20th century -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature; Nineteen forties -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- 1945-1953 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Pictorial works; Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Nineteen forties decade in photos
Description: "Middle school readers will find out about the important world, national, and cultural developments of the decade 1940-1949"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to the 1940s; title: Axis powers expand their empires; title: America supports the Allies; title: Trouble in the Pacific; title: Germany invades the Soviet Union; title: Day of infamy; title: Japan seizes U.S. territory; title: German submarines terrorize the East coast; title: Striking back in the Pacific; title: Walt Disney's majestic movies; title: Plight of Japanese Americans; title: Women keep the war machine running; title: Entertaining the troops; title: Life at home; title: Turning the tide in the Pacific; title: The Allies liberate Europe; title: President Roosevelt dies; title: Victory in Europe and the Pacific; title: Writing about the war; title: Breaking through the color barrier.