The Good War

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The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two
Author	Studs Terkel
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Military History, History
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1984
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	589
ISBN	ISBN 0-394-53103-5

The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two (1984) is a telling of the oral history of World War II written by Studs Terkel. The work won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. It is a firsthand account of people involved before, during and after the war, challenging the prevailing notion that World War II was a time of unblemished national solidarity, goodwill, and unified purpose in contrast to the Vietnam War era.

The book mainly consists of interviews with people who lived the events that went from the beginning of America's involvement in World War II, Pearl Harbor, to the end.

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[edit] Book One

Sunday Morning
A Chance Encounter
Tales of the Pacific
The Good Reuben James
Rosie
Neighborhood Boys
Reflections on Machismo - This section has an excerpt from Ted Allenby who is a columnist for Gay Life, a weekly newspaper.

[edit] Book Two

High Rank
The Bombers and The Bombed
Growing Up: Here and There
D-Day and All That
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

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Sudden Money
The Big Panjandrum
Flying High
Up Front with Pen, Cameria, and Mike

[edit] Book Four

Crime and Punishment
A Turning Point
Chilly Winds - Section with Telford Taylor among others.
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? - This section has an excerpt from a conversation with a family of survivors from the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Remembrance of Things Past

Epilogue: Boom Babies and Other New People