Home front : North Carolina during World War II /

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Julian Pleasants offers a grassroots view of World War II's extraordinary impact on the homefront by focusing on the myriad ways, large and small, that the war changed the lives of average citizens. Using oral histories, interviews, and newspaper accounts, Pleasants connects family-level decisi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pleasants, Julian M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2017]
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > North Carolina.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Caroline du Nord.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > United States > General.
North Carolina > History > 20th century.
North Carolina > History, Military > 20th century.
Caroline du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Caroline du Nord > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
North Carolina.
History.
Military history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelude to war : the years 1931-1941
  • A call to duty : the Selective Service act of 1940
  • A call to arms : military preparedness
  • Arsenal of democracy : the economic impact of the war
  • Torpedo junction : submarine warfare off the North Carolina coast
  • "Make do with less" : rationing, war bonds, and victory gardens
  • Education and the University of North Carolina Pre-Flight School
  • Prisoners of war in the Old North State
  • The double V : racism during World War II
  • "This is my war, too" : women at war
  • Tar Heel heroes.

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