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The good war is advertised as an oral history of world war ii as told by veterans and citizens on many fronts which, technically, it is. As always, terkel s subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer as always, his subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. An oral history of world war ii ebook written by studs terkel. The good war consists of a series of interviews with various men and women from across the globe who directly experienced the events leading up to, including. The good war is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of studs terk. The good war an oral history of world war ii by studs terkel pdf free.
Introduction this book, being about work, is, by its very nature, about violenceto the spirit as well as to the body. Buy the good war by studs terkel online at alibris. No matter how gruesome the memories are, relatively few of the interviewees said they. The richest and most powerful single document of the american experience in world war ii the boston globe. The good war by studs terkel the 582nd greatest nonfiction. From the pulitzer prizewinning author of the good war. From a pipe fitters apprentice at pearl harbor to a crew member of the flight that.
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Based on studs terkels pulitzer prizewinning book, the good war, conceived and created by david h. From the 1950s through 1997, studs terkel, author of working, the good war, coming of age and eight other books, hosted a daily show on wfmt in chicago. It won the pulitzer prize for non fiction and rightly so. An oral history of world war two is a telling of the oral history of world war ii written by studs terkel. Jul 22, 2019 the good war by studs terkel, 1985, ballantine edition, in english 1st ballantine books ed. The truth about world war ii from the october 11, 2012 issue. The above quotation was on the quote page of studs terkels 1984 book the good war. The good war is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of studs terkel as an interviewer and oral historian. In the good war terkel presents the good, the bad, and the ugly memories of world war ii from a perspective of forty years of after the events. The work received the 1985 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction.
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