The Good Occupation
Author | : Susan L. Carruthers |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2016-11-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674545700 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674545702 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Good Occupation written by Susan L. Carruthers and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waged for a just cause, World War II was America’s good war. Yet for millions of GIs, the war did not end with the enemy’s surrender. From letters, diaries, and memoirs, Susan Carruthers chronicles the intimate thoughts and feelings of ordinary servicemen and women whose difficult mission was to rebuild nations they had recently worked to destroy.