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Don't You Know There's a War On? the American Home Front, 1941-1945 by Richard R. Lingeman (1970-06-03) Hardcover – January 1, 1970

by Richard R. Lingeman (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
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The tragic events of September 11, 2001 brought to the surface memories of an earlier time of unprecedented national emergency—Pearl Harbor—and America's subsequent involvement in World War II. In this evocative cultural history, Richard Lingeman re-creates the events—historic, humorous, and tragic—and personalities of the American home front. From V-girls and V-mail, blackouts and the internment of the Japanese, to new opportunities for African-Americans and women, Lingeman recaptures a unique time in American history in this New York Times Notable Book.
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  1. Print length
    415 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Putnam Pub Group
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1970
  5. ISBN-10
    0399102213
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0399102219
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Putnam Pub Group (January 1, 1970)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 415 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399102213
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399102219
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.53 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 19 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars World War II is my favorite period of American history
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2015
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World War II is my favorite period of American history, and this book brings the sacrifice, beliefs and real incidents to life. When I picked up the new version, the author added a preface comparing this period to the pretensions and lies of the Bush-era attempt to rally the nation for a war on Islam. It makes me wish to see if Mr. Lingerman has said anything more about the pathetic, manipulated state of contemporary America.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and informative.
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2019
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A look at a little known aspect of WWII. It's also a glimpse of what the people of the country can do when all work together.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2015
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Stephen T. Flanagan
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story well told.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2018
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He’s a great author who sweeps you along with an ever fascinating story. Highly recommended.
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Jeri Lynn Goins
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2016
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Great item, Recommended
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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018
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Needed for a class. Good book. Not that bad a read.
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Dennis Mansker
5.0 out of 5 stars The Way It Was
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2005
I was born in 1945, just a few months before the end of WWII. I grew up with the stories of shared sacrifice, rationing, war bond drives, and Rosie the Riveter (who was my mother -- well, not literally, but she did work in a defense plant).
This book is an amazing look at the home front during The War (and we always heard it with the Capital Letters). I've read it twice and my mother read it three times before her death; I have her word for it that it is all true.
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P. J. Sullivan
4.0 out of 5 stars Life on the Home Front
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2018
Nostalgic look at the American home front from Pearl Harbor to 1945. Covers the industrial mobilization for war, rationing and shortages, war nerves, the changing demographics, the propaganda campaign, wartime books, movies, radio, and baseball.

I especially enjoyed the responses of cartoon characters to the war. Joe Palooka and Skeezix joined the army and Barney Google the navy, but Prince Valiant ignored the war, for obvious reasons. And Superman, for reasons not quite so obvious. Dick Tracy did naval intelligence, Mickey Finn joined the coast guard, and Smilin’ Jack the air force. Little Orphan Annie helped on the home front, as did Aunt Fritzi Ritz. And, as any old timer knows, Sad Sack joined the army.
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