Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War IISimon and Schuster, 2010 M05 11 - 464 páginas Our Mothers' War is a stunning and unprecedented portrait of women during World War II, a war that forever transformed the way women participate in American society. Never before has the vast range of women's experiences during this pivotal era been brought together in one book. Now, Our Mothers' War re-creates what American women from all walks of life were doing and thinking, on the home front and abroad. These heartwarming and sometimes heartbreaking accounts of the women we have known as mothers, aunts, and grandmothers reveal facets of their lives that have usually remained unmentioned and unappreciated. Our Mothers' War gives center stage to one of WWII's most essential fighting forces: the women of America, whose extraordinary bravery, strength, and humanity shine through on every page. |
Contenido
| 1 | |
Two Soldiers Without Guns 377 | 37 |
THREE Putting Up a Good Front 73 132 | 73 |
PART II | 107 |
FIVE On Duty at Home | 135 |
SIX Save His Life and Find Your Own | 165 |
SEVEN Jane Crow | 199 |
EIGHT Behind Enemy Lines | 225 |
TEN Qualified Successes | 279 |
PART III | 303 |
TWELVE A War Within the War | 329 |
THIRTEEN Inside the Secret City | 353 |
EPILOGUE Their Legacy | 377 |
Notes | 385 |
Bibliography | 415 |
Acknowledgments | 429 |
NINE A Question of Loyalty | 253 |
Permission Credits | 448 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II Emily Yellin Vista previa limitada - 2004 |
Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II Emily Yellin Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II Emily Yellin Sin vista previa disponible - 2005 |
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