The Best War Ever America and World War II |
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| Author:
| Adams, Michael C. C. |
| Series title: | The American Moment Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-1667-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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Was World War II really such a ""good war""? Popular memory insists that it was, in fact, ""the best war ever."" After all, we knew who the enemy was, and we understood what we were fighting for. The war was good for the economy. It was liberating for women. A battle of tanks and airplanes, it was a ""cleaner"" war than World War I. Although we ......
Was World War II really such a ""good war""? Popular memory insists that it was, in fact, ""the best war ever."" After all, we knew who the enemy was, and we understood what we were fighting for. The war was good for the economy. It was liberating for women. A battle of tanks and airplanes, it was a ""cleaner"" war than World War I. Although we ......