Michael C Adams 'Best War Ever'

The other major factor in allowing the war to be dubbed as “the best war ever” was the economic prosperity. “The U.S. gross national product increased 60 percent during the war,” (114) a statistic which differed greatly from those of the depression years of the 1930’s. The reality under the cover of myth was repulsive. “. . . the coast was littered with shattered boats, tanks, trucks, rations, packs, buttocks, thighs, torsos, hands, heads.” (101) Americans never witnessed the carnage. To add insult to injury, when soldiers on leave told of these horrors, they were considered cowards and victims of

To understand and to explain the decision for America to enter World War II in 1941 is to take a few steps back to when the war

The Great War and Modern Memory, is collection of literature from World War I, and is about World War I, that he uses to create an all encompassing picture of the war and how it was experienced by those who fought in it. In Paul Fussell’s The Great War and Modern Memory, he argues that, war is irony, and that World War I was hope abridged, and this parallels his presentation of homosexuality in World War I. Throughout the work, Fussell argues that World War I was an agony of irony, and moreover that all wars are ironic. To do this he uses literature of the time and analyzes the circumstances, thoughts and literary craft of the writing. Finally, one of the most ironic parts of this work, was the section “Soldier Boys” and Fussell’s analysis of homosexuality on the

Richard Overy’s book “Why the Allies Won” is a great read for those who are intrigued by World War II alternate histories. Overy gives unique insights on the large scaled picture regarding how the war went throughout each of his chapters. The book identifies that the resulting Allied victory was not inevitable, and then it points out the factors that contributed to making the Allied victory possible.

This symposium gave delegates the opportunity to hear and speak on different perspectives of the influential nations or powers that were major aspects of the World War II. Almost all allied force delegates denied accusations to take any part of the blame for the injustices perpetrated during this atrocious time and the events preceding. The Axis forced admitted to their faults, but provided strong reasoning of why the Allies should share the blame. Allied forces denied accusations to take full blame or partial blame for the brutality perpetrated throughout this atrocious time and the events preceding. The Axis seeked the share of oppression and maltreatment of citizens amid the war, while Allies demanded for the full burden to impose on the Axis, rather than distribution of blame.

There are instances when the author actually gets the reader to challenge ones own ideas. And then they are other moments were you as the reader decides what exactly it is that you want to see as the truth.The author’s purpose for the book was to teach the reader about the postwar effect of the second World War and throughout the book his goal was to keep the reader entertained and connect with the reader in a way that it could influence such knowledge, and maybe even change the reader 's life.

He tackles the well-known notion World War Two was the best war to be fought by Americans through the creation of myths one sees in today’s society. He takes the reader through the role of media during World War Two and even after the war ended. Adams showed just how big of an impact the media had on the American people and their viewpoints of the war. During the war the media were heavily censored, they never really showed the hardship of the soldiers fighting; they showed what the Americans at home wanted to see. Many of the myths have been generated by the way media portrayed the war while the fighting happens. Pearl Harbor was used as a rally cry for the American people to join in the war and Soldiers were needed to revenge the

Without comprehensive media coverage, depicting the brutalities of war, the pubic could make no certain conclusions. This covered the solders’ trails as they fought a dirty, grueling war. Throughout WWII it is kown that some soldiers raped and pillaged, some may have killed women and children, and the even cussed. This, of course, was shielded from the public, leaving WWII to be a “good war”

When thinking of the phrase “The Second World War”, often the first thing to pop into the average person’s mind are images of combat, death and endless rows upon rows of sharply uniformed soldiers passing by, their leaders shouting an impassioned speech behind them. However, behind every image is a history. Wars do not simply spring out of nothing. What is it that drives entire countries to invade, murder, and commit atrocities otherwise never seen? The answer is simpler than one would think. World War Two was more than a war between countries; it was a war between regimes and ideas. The causes behind World War Two are complex and heavily intertwined, however, in the end it was Fascism that acted as the main catalyst.

World War II was a very violent and hostile time for the entire world. Countries like Japan and China were gravely affected by the catastrophes that ensued during this time, and are continuing to grapple with its effects on a personal and institutional level. This has ultimately effected the ways in which younger generations have come to understand this influential period in history while teachings of the “facts,” representation, and recollections of World War II in the public school systems vary, as misunderstandings and clashing of ideas still exist even almost a decade later.

The entire generation of people during the time of the Great War have been lost due to the sheer brutality of war. Young boys and husbands were sent off to fight in the war. They are unlikely to come home; unlikely to come home unscathed. They may survive the bullets and the shells, but the mental damage done by war is near impossible to overcome. The mental damage

Humankind fought numerous wars in the twentieth century. In the United States, none affected the everyday lives of those left at home to the extent that the Second World War did. The government rationed essential war material, such as rubber, gasoline, and numerous food items. Teens, disabled, middle aged, and elderly, male and female, kept farms productive and factories turning out munitions at an unprecedented level. Although people endured hardships, they also found opportunities for adventure and financial gain. For countless people, the war changed the direction of their lives.1 Their stories are diverse.

The Second World War’s fundamental issues mostly revolved around territorial disputes. These disputes over areas such as Poland’s Danzig, the Rhineland, Anschluss, and the Sudetenland drove the start of the war. Overall the essay used the theory to show that World War II followed the pattern of behavior roughly consistent with other war of its type. The Second World War onset was brought about military buildups, repeated crises, and expanded through the making of allies.

World War II (WW2 or WWII), also referred to as the Second World War, was a global war that took place between 1939 and 1945 (Bell, 1997). The war involved the world nations’ vast majority, including the entire great powers that ultimately formed two opposing military alliances, namely the Axis and the Allies (Hinde & Rotblat, 2002). According to Bell (1997), the Second World War was the most extensive in history and over one-hundred million people from over thirty world countries had direct involvement in it. World War Two was a state of total war, and the primary participants threw their full scientific, industrial, and economic capabilities behind the war effort (Murphy & Bailey, 1997). Manifested by civilians mass deaths, including the

During World War II, America saw unprecedented levels of racial and ethnic prejudice in nations around the world. However, many people were unaware of the discrimination happening on America’s own front lines. Homosexual World War II veteran Ted Allenby once said, “What is unthinkable is fighting a war that is unnecessary,” (Terkel, 185). Groups including the Jewish, African Americans, the Japanese, and homosexuals were all victimized during World War II. These groups had vastly different experiences which are often times overlooked in United States history. Dealing with inequality on the home front, these minority soldiers were fighting a war not only against the Axis powers, but also against those who mistreated them.