Personal Perspectives
Subtitle: World War II
Contributors: Spencer Tucker (Editor)
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: September 27, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9781851095759
Subjects: Biography: general; World history: Second World War; Military - General; General; History; Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction; History: World; World War, 1939-1945; Military - World War II; History / World; World - General
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The experience of Allied aircrews in Europe; title: "We will fight them" : the experience of British civilians during the "Blitz"; title: The experience of desert warfare; title: "Renegades, mavericks, and ruffians" : the experience of the "Flying Tigers"; title: "Is this what they mean by conspicuous gallantry?" : the experience of the U.S. Marines in the Pacific; title: Knights of the air : the experience of aviators in the Pacific theater; title: The experience of commonwealth and colonial soldiers in World War II; title: Racism, activism, and opportunity : African Americans in the military and on the home front; title: "It hurt too much to be Japanese" : the Japanese American experience in World War II; title: The Native American experience in World War II; title: Neither peace nor war : the experience of American diplomats in occupied Europe; title: The rescuers; title: Timeline; title: Bibliography; title: About the editor