[PDF] Worshipping The Myths Of World War Ii eBook

Author : Edward W. Wood, Jr.
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 31,5 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1597973335

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Is any war a "good war"? In Worshipping the Myths of World War II, the author takes a critical look at what he sees is America's dedication to war as panacea and as Washington's primary method for leading the world. Articulating why he believes the lessons of World War II are profoundly relevant to today's events, Edward W. Wood, Jr., reflects on such topics as the killing of innocents, which became increasingly accepted during the war; on how actual killing is usually ignored in war discussions and reporting; on the lifetime impact of frontline duty, which he knew firsthand; on the widely accepted concept of "the Greatest Generation"; on present criteria for judging war memoirs and novels; on the fallacy that the United States won the war largely on its own; and on the effect that the Holocaust had on our national concepts of evil and purity. His final chapter centers on how the "war on terror" is different from World War II--and why the myths created about the latter hide that reality.

Author : James Hayward
Publisher : History Press (SC)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,69 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Large type books
ISBN : 9780752452371

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Originally published: Stroud: Sutton, 2002.

Author : Patrick Finney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 33,93 MB
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1136932925

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‘This is comparative history on a grand scale, skilfully analysing complex national debates and drawing major conclusions without ever losing the necessary nuances of interpretation.’ Stefan Berger, University of Manchester, UK Remembering the Road to World War Two is a broad and comparative international survey of the historiography of the origins of the Second World War. It explores how, in the case of each of the major combatant countries, historical writing on the origins of the Second World War has been inextricably entwined with debates over national identity and collective memory. Spanning seven case studies – the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, France, Great Britain, the United States and Japan – Patrick Finney proposes a fresh approach to the politics of historiography. This provocative volume discusses the political, cultural, disciplinary and archival factors which have contributed to the evolving construction of historical interpretations. It analyses the complex and multi-faceted relationships between texts about the origins of the war, the negotiation of conceptions of national identity and unfolding processes of war remembrance. Offering an innovative perspective on international history and enriching the literature on collective memory, this book will prove fascinating reading for all students of the Second World War.

Author : John W Dower
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 23,6 MB
Release : 2000-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393320275

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This study of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life. It examines the economic resurgence as well as how the nation as a whole reacted to defeat and the end of a suicidal nationalism.

Author : Catherine Whitney
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 28,9 MB
Release : 2009-05-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0306817888

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From a bestselling author, the poignant story of her Vietnam veteran brother, whose circumstances in death echo the dismal condition of countless veterans

Author : Jonathan M. Bullinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 11,11 MB
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1000709604

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During the 1980s and 1990s, aging Baby Boomer parents constructed a particular type of memory as they attempted to laud their own parents’ wartime accomplishments with the label "The Greatest Generation." This book is the first to tell the entire story of this particular type of U.S. World War II memory begun by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1984, and promoted the same year by newscaster Tom Brokaw. The story continues in 1994, when it was given academic credence by historian Stephen E. Ambrose, a sensory realism and ideal American character by director Steven Spielberg and actor Tom Hanks, sloganized by Tom Brokaw in 1998, and later interpreted in light of 9/11 and new wars.