The Good War
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Studs Terkel, a master of the interview, talks with a wide variety of people and learns about their opinions and experiences regarding World War Two - how it affected the lives of those who lived or were born during that period of human history.
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Like all good history books, it was a TOME and took forever to read.
However, it is indeed a VERY good history book, up there with The Hindus, or American Prometheus (about Oppenheimer, so relevant here), or A History of Contemporary Italy.
Oral histories are also particularly affecting: shit gets really emotional, and it's hard not to shed a tear or two. It's also often AMAZING. God, the lives some people have had. It's just amazing. Highly recommended. I'm looking forward to reading more of Studs Terkel's work now, too.
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