World War II home front / Gary E. Barr.

Author/creator Barr, Gary E., 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : Heinemann Library, ©2004.
Description56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesWitness to history
Witness to history (Heinemann Library (Firm)) ^A793585
Contents How do we know? -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Conducting the war -- Recruiting efforts -- Women's Air Force Service pilots -- Financing the war -- Advertising the war -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Factory production -- Women on the home front -- Farm production -- Victory gardens -- Rationing -- In the cities -- The family -- Children -- African Americans -- Mistreatment of ethnic groups -- The media -- Sports and entertainment -- The atomic bomb -- Victory -- What have we learned? -- Timeline.
Abstract Provides an overview of what life was like in the United States during World War II.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 55) and index.
LCCN 2003018146
ISBN1403445710
ISBN9781403445711
ISBN1403445796 (pbk.)
ISBN9781403445797 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 940.5373 B2703W ✔ Available Place Hold