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Decade of triumph, the 40s
Title:
Decade of triumph, the 40s
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ISBN:
9780783555065
Physical Description:
192 p. : illustrations (some color).
Contents:
Destiny in their hands : Allied and Axis leaders -- America goes to war : a year-by-year chronicle -- 1940 : the gathering storm -- 1941 : into the fray (Shipping out ; The sign of victory ; Arts and entertainment) -- 1942 : setbacks and successes (Passing muster at "Fort Lipstick" ; Doolittle's daring Tokyo raid ; Winning the production war ; The tide begins to turn ; A torch for North Africa ; Toys go to war ; Arts and entertainment) -- 1943 : war on all fronts (Sacrificing for final victory ; Yankee Doodle airmen ; A volunteer army to rout GI blues ; Island hopping toward Japan ; Letters home ; Arts and entertainment) -- 1944 : the turning point (D-Day ; Japan's Leyte gamble ; The last Blitzkrieg ; At the movies ; Arts and entertainment) -- 1945 : days of victory (From Yalta to Berlin ; Fiery stand at Japan's doorstep ; "The destroyer of worlds" ; Peace at last on a day of kisses ; Arts and entertainment).

(Cont.): Home Sweet Home : back in the USA -- 1946-1949 : life goes on (Suburbia rampant ; Pitching the new prosperity ; Fashion takes off ; The Red Scare hits home ; Breaking baseball's color barrier ; American aid to rescue Europe ; "Give 'em Hell" Harry wins ; Arts and entertainment).
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