nineteen forties

Contains essays that examine some of the defining events of the 1920s including WWII, Pearl Harbor, women workers, motion pictures and the Cold War.

Examines some of the significant changes that took place in American society during the 1940s, and looks at specific aspects of the decade's popular culture, including advertising, architecture, fashion, food, leisure activities, literature, music, performing and visual arts, and travel.

Text and photographs focus mainly on the U.S. victory in World War II.

Chronicles political, social, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the 1940s in the U.S.

Discusses the fashions, fads, politics, advances in medicine and technology, people, and world issues that made the 1940s a unique time in American and world history.