The Good War

This is a telling of the oral history of World War II written by Studs Terkel. The book, written in 1984 received a Pulitzer Prize, tells a first hand account of people involved before, during and after the war.

Related Topics:
Oral history - World War II - Studs Terkel - 1984 - Pulitzer Prize

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Chapters

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Book One:

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• Sunday Morning
• A Chance Encounter
• Tales of the Pacific
• The Good Reuben James
• Rosie
• Neighborhood Boys
• Reflections on Machsismo - This section has an exerpt from Ted Allenby who is a columnist for Gay Life, a weekly newspaper.

Book Two:

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• High Rank
• The Bombers and The Bombed
• Growing Up: Here and There
• D-Day and All That
• Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Book Three:

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• Sudden Money
• The Big Panjandrum
• Flying High
• Up Front with Pen, Cameria, and Mike

Book Four:

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• Crime and Punishment
• A Turning Point
• Chilly Winds
• Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? - This section has an excerpt from a conversation with a family of survivors from the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• Rememberance of Things Past

Epilogue: Boom Babies and Other New People

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