Thanks for the Memories Love, Sex, and World War II

Name: Thanks for the Memories Love, Sex, and World War II
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ISBN: 9781597972772

ISBN-10: 1597972770

ISBN-13: 9781597972772

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jane Mersky Leder

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The collective consciousness of World War II revolved around the virtues of bravery, sacrifice, and commitment. Members of the "Greatest Generation" toed political and social lines in hopes of winning the war. They fell into lockstep, not asking many questions and breaking few social and sexual mores. Or did they? In fact, World War II, like all wars, was an era of sexual experimentation and a general loosening of morals. During this time of conflicting emotions and messages, of great sacrifice, and of discovery, some groups, especially women, experienced a relaxing of bonds that had kept them in check. Thanks for the Memories: Love, Sex, and World War II is the true story of how that…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 186
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.84" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

JANE MERSKY LEDER is a freelance writer and journalist. She is the author of the award-winning book, Dead Serious, as well as Brothers & Sisters: How They Shape Our Lives and Grace & Glory: A Century of Women in the Olympics. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Psychology Today, the Chicago Sun-Times, and American Heritage.



Introduction


Prologue: To My Parents-Morris and Shirley Mersky



Derailed Dreams



"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition"



"Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We May Die"



Discrimination in the Ranks



An Army of Service Wives



Waiting Wives and Home Front Popular Culture



"Over Sexed, Over Fed, Over Paid, Over There"



"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"



Babies, Suburbia, and the Seeds of Change


Selected Bibliography


Index