Days of Sadness

By Geoffrey Perrett

Book Overview

First published in 1973, Geoffrey Perrett's portrait of war-time America was immediately hailed as a major retrospective. Perret vividly describes the social, political, and economic fabric of American domestic life from 1939 to 1945, and argues that the World War II years precipitated a crucial, if silent social revolution at home--one that continues to reverberate today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014003787X
• ISBN13: 9780140037876
• Release Date: April 1974
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive AND engaging!

This is one of the best WWII social histories I've read (and I've read a few since I am grad student studying society during WWII). It is thorough, covers a variety of topics, and is engagingly written. A must for any history buff or student of WWII.

An exceptionally good find.

In doing research on life in the United States and events leading to World War II, I stumbled upon this book. The details and the varied information in this book leaves me thinking that Mr. Perrett's work is a marvelous achievement. I was between 8 and 12 during World War II, and no work I have seen better covers these war years on the homefront.