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Daddy's gone to war : the Second World War in the lives of America's children / William M. Tuttle, Jr.

Publication | Library Call Number: HQ792.U5 T88 1993

Tuttle, a professor of history and American studies, pioneers an effort to reinvent the way we look at history and childhood and the experiences of ordinary children through the lens of developmental psychology. Here he examines one generation's odyssey from childhood to middle age.

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Format
Book
Author/Creator
Tuttle, William M., 1937-
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 1993
Locale
United States
Language
English
External Link
Electronic version(s) available. Hosted by ProQuest
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Physical Description
xiv, 365 pages ; 24 cm
Contents
Pearl Harbor: fears and nightmares
Depression children and war babies
"Daddy's gone to war"
Homefront families on the move
Working mothers and latchkey children
Rearing preschool children
School-age children fight the war
Children play war games
Children's entertainment: radio, movies, comics
Fractured homefront: racial and cultural hostitlity
Children's health and welfare
"Daddy's coming home!"
Confronting war's enormity, praising its glory
Age, culture, and history
Homefront children at middle age.
ISBN
0195049055
9780195049053
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-352) and index.
Pearl Harbor: fears and nightmares -- Depression children and war babies -- "Daddy's gone to war" -- Homefront families on the move -- Working mothers and latchkey children -- Rearing preschool children -- School-age children fight the war -- Children play war games -- Children's entertainment: radio, movies, comics -- Fractured homefront: racial and cultural hostitlity -- Children's health and welfare -- "Daddy's coming home!" -- Confronting war's enormity, praising its glory -- Age, culture, and history -- Homefront children at middle age.
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Electronic version(s) available internally at USHMM.

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