The good war an oral history of world war ii book

The work received the 1985 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction. Written by studs terkel, the book is still considered a classic of oral history. From a pipe fitters apprentice at pearl harbor to a crew member of the flight that dropped the. The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer. However, terkel seems to have taken a definite antiwar stance with this book. The richest and most powerful single document of the american experience in world war ii the boston globe. Terkels book gives the american experience in world war two great immediacy. The good war consists of a series of interviews with various men and women from across the globe who directly experienced the events leading up to, including, and following the second world war. This book sustains studs terkels reputation as the nations foremost practitioner of the difficult although seemingly simple art of oral history. The good war is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of studs terkel as an interviewer and oral historian. As the title suggests, the good war focuses primarily on world war ii 19391945. It won the pulitzer prize for non fiction and rightly so.

An oral history of world war ii paperback january 1, 1997 by studs terkel author. However, because the book was composed many years after the war ended, the interviewees also discuss the cold war 19471991 and the vietnam war 19551975. However, terkel seems to have taken a definite anti war stance with this book. The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as. The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to. As always, his subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. The author presents over 120 interviews with people of all classes and all levels of involvement in world war 11. The good war is advertised as an oral history of world war ii as told by veterans and citizens on many fronts which, technically, it is.