America in the 1940s
By: Edmund Lindop.
Series: 20th-century America
Publisher: Millbrook Press; Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Brookfield, Conn
Language: eng
Subjects: Nineteen forties -- Juvenile literature; Nineteen forties; United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- 1945-1953 -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- 1933-1945; United States -- History -- 1945-1953
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Franklin D. Roosevelt faces two challenges; title: Pearl harbor; title: The war spreads; title: Japan on the rise; title: Assault on Fortress Europe; title: The relocation of Japanese-Americans; title: The home front; title: American women in World War II; title: A tired president seeks a fourth term; title: Harry S. Truman; title: The frightening use of atomic weapons; title: The creation of the United Nations; title: The four-sided race for president; title: One of Broadway's greatest decades; title: Movies, television, and radio; title: Literature; title: The exciting world of sports.