{"product_id":"the-good-war-an-oral-history-of-world-war-ii-paperback","title":"The Good War: An Oral History of World War II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuds Terkel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize: \"The richest and most powerful single document of the American experience in World War II\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Good War\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of Studs Terkel as an interviewer and oral historian. From a pipe fitter's apprentice at Pearl Harbor to a crew member of the flight that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, his subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine has called \"a splendid epic history\" of WWII. With this volume Terkel expanded his scope to the global and the historical, and the result is a masterpiece of oral history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Tremendously compelling, somehow dramatic and intimate at the same time, as if one has stumbled on private accounts in letters locked in attic trunks . . . In terms of plain human interest, Mr. Terkel may well have put together the most vivid collection of World War II sketches ever gathered between covers.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I promise you will remember your war years, if you were alive then, with extraordinary vividness as you go through Studs Terkel's book. Or, if you are too young to remember, this is the best place to get a sense of what people were feeling.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A powerful book, repeatedly moving and profoundly disturbing.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuds Terkel (1912-2008) was an award-winning author and radio broadcaster. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRace: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDivision Street: America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComing of Age: Growing Up in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTalking to Myself: A Memoir of My Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Good War: An Oral History of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWorking: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Studs Terkel Reader: My American Century\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dreams: Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Studs Terkel Interviews: Film and Theater\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWill the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGiants of Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Troubled Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAnd They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTouch and Go: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eP.S.: Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eStuds Terkel's Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by The New Press. He was a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters and a recipient of a Presidential National Humanities Medal, the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a George Polk Career Award, and the National Book Critics Circle 2003 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52030528684333,"sku":"9781565843431","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RGRkditoaUUwa0UzMFBreUhJcTViUT09.webp?v=1777524632","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-good-war-an-oral-history-of-world-war-ii-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}