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Summary:

Overview: In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation traces the shared experiences of Korean War veterans from their childhoods in the Great Depression and World War II through military induction and training, the war, and efforts in more recent decades to organize and gain wider recognition of their service. Largely overshadowed by World War II's "greatest generation" and the more vocal veterans of the Vietnam era, Korean War veterans remain relatively invisible in the narratives of both war and its aftermath. Yet, just as the beaches of Normandy and the jungles of Vietnam worked profound changes on conflict participants, the Korean Peninsula chipped away at the beliefs, physical and mental well-being, and fortitude of Americans completing wartime tours of duty there. Upon returning home, Korean War veterans struggled with home front attitudes toward the war, faced employment and family dilemmas, and wrestled with readjustment. Not unlike other wars, Korea proved a formative and defining influence on the men and women stationed in theater, on their loved ones, and in some measure on American culture. In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation not only gives voice to those Americans who served in the "forgotten war" but chronicles the larger personal and collective consequences of waging war the American way.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Timing Is Everything
• 2. Mustering In
• 3. You're in the Army (or Navy, Marines, or Air Force) Now!
• 4. In Country in Korea: A War Like Any Other?
• 5. Behind Enemy Lines
• 6. Our Fight? Gender, Race, and the War Zone
• 7. Coming Home
• 8. More Than Ever a Veteran.

Author/Creator:

Pash, Melinda L.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

In the shadow of the greatest generation: the Americans who fought the Korean War [by Pash, M.L.]

Subjects:

Korean War, 1950-1953 — United States

United States — Armed Forces — History — 20th century

Soldiers — United States — History — 20th century

Veterans — United States — History — 20th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

DS919 .P38 2014

ISBNs:

0814789226
9780814789223
1479847283 [Invalid]
9781479847280 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1053488488

Other Control Numbers:

502700 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp9906489