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The Good War: An Oral History of World War II
The Good War An Oral History of World War II
Author: Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel, the noted Chicago-based journalist, gathers the reminiscences of 121 participants in World War II (called "the good war" because, in the words of one soldier, "to see fascism defeated, nothing better could have happened to a human being"). These participants, men and women, famous and ordinary, tell stories that...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781567318920
ISBN-10: 1567318924
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 589
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Publisher: MJF Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A fascinating book! Studs Terkel interviews people and publishes their stories in their own words. The word that best describes his work is "authenticity." In this book, he helps a number of WWII veterans tell their own stories in their own words. Their memories and their language are very much those of a very different time, and they brought back memories of the men of that generation whom I once knew. Those men are mostly gone now, but they live on in books like this one.


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