The Good War in American Memory

by John Bodnar

Book Overview

The "Good War" in American Memory dispels the long-held myth that Americans forged an agreement on why they had to fight in World War II. John Bodnar's sociocultural examination of the vast public debate that took place in the United States over the war's meaning reveals that the idea of the "good war" was highly contested.

Bodnar's comprehensive study of the disagreements that marked the American remembrance of World War II in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421405822
• ISBN13: 9781421405827
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"