The Good War
| Author | Studs Terkel |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Military History, History |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 589 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-394-53103-5 |
The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two (1984) is a telling of the oral history of World War II written by Studs Terkel. The won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. It is a firsthand account of people involved before, during and after the war, challenging the prevailing notion that World War II was a time of unblemished national solidarity, goodwill, and unified purpose in contrast to the Vietnam War era.
The book mainly consists of interviews with people who lived the events that went from the beginning of America's involvement in World War II, Pearl Harbor, to the end.
Chapters
Book One
- Sunday Morning
- A Chance Encounter
- Tales of the Pacific
- The Good Reuben James
- Rosie
- Neighborhood Boys
- Reflections on Machismo - This section has an excerpt from Ted Allenby who is a columnist for Gay Life, a weekly newspaper.
Book Two
- High Rank
- The Bombers and The Bombed
- Growing Up: Here and There
- D-Day and All That
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Book Three
- Sudden Money
- The Big Panjandrum
- Flying High
- Up Front with Pen, Cameria, and Mike
Book Four
- Crime and Punishment
- A Turning Point
- Chilly Winds - Section with Telford Taylor among others.
- 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.
- Remembrance of Things Past
Epilogue: Boom Babies and Other New People
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