Oral history interviews of the Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project : Part II, 2005-2008.

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Oral history interviews of the Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project : Part II, 2005-2008.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/326873220

This project chronicles the lives of Minnesota men and women through the World War II years. The interviews include the perspectives of war veterans, Japanese-Americans, German citizens, business leaders, and minorities. Some of the subjects discussed include life in wartime Japan; Pearl Harbor; the dropping of the atomic bombs; joining the armed forces; experiences at basic training; postwar life; the real estate market after World War II; childhood activities; growing up during the Great Depression; life in wartime Germany; differences in the war effort between men and women; the GI Bill; the Army Occupation of Europe; reorientation into civilian life; economy of postwar Germany; the Army Occupation of Japan; postwar business ventures; relationships between Japanese and Americans; relationships between Germans and Americans; and the Korean War.

Sound recordings : 250 sound cassettes (60 min. ea.)Sound recordings : 1 sound cassette (90 min.)Sound recordings : 1 sound cassette (120 min.)Transcripts : 36 v. in 36 folders ; 28 cm.

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