Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-139) and index.
Contents
"Remember Pearl Harbor" : a half-decade of war -- Superpower : leading the world after World War II -- The atomic age : science and technology in the 1940s -- Bust to boom : the economy of the 1940s -- Home fires : civilian life of the 1940s -- A good book : literature of the 1940s -- American scene : art, architecture, and fashion of the 1940s -- The show goes on : dramatic arts of the 1940s -- "Music, music, music" : music and dance of the 1940s -- America's games : sports of the 1940s.
Summary
Discusses the political, economic, social, cultural, and technology landscape of the United States in the fifth decade of the 20th century.