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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lisa L. OssianPublisher: University of Missouri Press Imprint: University of Missouri Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.315kg ISBN: 9780826222343ISBN 10: 082622234 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 30 April 2021 Recommended Age: From 14 to 10 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsLisa Ossian's book is a serious contribution to the literature on childhood. Through wide research and a careful reading of the literature on World War II and on children in war, she provides a valuable addition to our understanding of both. - Paula S. Fass, author of Children of a New World: Society, Culture, and Globalization The pioneering studies by Susan Hartmann, John Jeffries, and Allan Winkler offer important insights about the American home front during the Second World War. Lisa L. Ossian's study is a welcome addition to this collection because it adds insights about the lives of children in this volatile period. Americans who grew up during the war were a generation sandwiched between the so-called Greatest Generation and the Baby Boomers. Their lives deserve the careful and sensitive attention Lisa Ossian provides in this important study. - Kriste Lindenmeyer, author of The Greatest Generation Grows Up: American Childhood in the 1930s The pioneering studies by Susan Hartmann, John Jeffries, and Allan Winkler offer important insights about the American home front during the Second World War. Lisa L. Ossian's study is a welcome addition to this collection because it adds insights about the lives of children in this volatile period. Americans who grew up during the war were a generation sandwiched between the so-called Greatest Generation and the Baby Boomers. Their lives deserve the careful and sensitive attention Lisa Ossian provides in this important study. --Kriste Lindenmeyer, author of The Greatest Generation Grows Up: American Childhood in the 1930s Lisa Ossian's book is a serious contribution to the literature on childhood. Through wide research and a careful reading of the literature on World War II and on children in war, she provides a valuable addition to our understanding of both. --Paula S. Fass, author of Children of a New World: Society, Culture, and Globalization Author InformationLisa L. Ossian is Professor of History at Des Moines Area Community College in Iowa and an alumnus of the East-West Center in Hawaii. She is the author of The Home Fronts of Iowa, 1939-1945 (University of Missouri Press). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |