Days of sadness, years of triumph;: The American people, 1939-1945

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698104889
• ISBN13: 9780698104884
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.

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.