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World War II Cincinnati:: From the Front Lines to the Home Front
World War II transformed Cincinnati from a relatively important but parochial midwestern city into a teeming bastion of military might. While thousands served in the nation's armed forces, others contributed to rationing programs, salvage drives, blackouts and war bond rallies. Scores of community-based programs blossomed as Cincinnatians on the home front threw themselves wholeheartedly into the total war" that Washington believed necessary for victory. After answering the call to treat domestic duty as seriously as any battleground assignment, the Queen City emerged from the war as utterly changed as the nation itself. Author Robert Miller brings to life this dramatic, patriotic period in Cincinnati's history."
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World War II Cincinnati:: From the Front Lines to the Home Front
World War II transformed Cincinnati from a relatively important but parochial midwestern city into a teeming bastion of military might. While thousands served in the nation's armed forces, others contributed to rationing programs, salvage drives, blackouts and war bond rallies. Scores of community-based programs blossomed as Cincinnatians on the home front threw themselves wholeheartedly into the total war" that Washington believed necessary for victory. After answering the call to treat domestic duty as seriously as any battleground assignment, the Queen City emerged from the war as utterly changed as the nation itself. Author Robert Miller brings to life this dramatic, patriotic period in Cincinnati's history."
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World War II Cincinnati:: From the Front Lines to the Home Front

World War II Cincinnati:: From the Front Lines to the Home Front

by Robert Earnest Miller
World War II Cincinnati:: From the Front Lines to the Home Front

World War II Cincinnati:: From the Front Lines to the Home Front

by Robert Earnest Miller

Overview

World War II transformed Cincinnati from a relatively important but parochial midwestern city into a teeming bastion of military might. While thousands served in the nation's armed forces, others contributed to rationing programs, salvage drives, blackouts and war bond rallies. Scores of community-based programs blossomed as Cincinnatians on the home front threw themselves wholeheartedly into the total war" that Washington believed necessary for victory. After answering the call to treat domestic duty as seriously as any battleground assignment, the Queen City emerged from the war as utterly changed as the nation itself. Author Robert Miller brings to life this dramatic, patriotic period in Cincinnati's history."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626194557
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 10/14/2014
Series: Military
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Robert Earnest (Bob) Miller earned his PhD in history from the University of Cincinnati. He teaches history at the University of Cincinnati-Clermont College. Miller is the author of Cincinnati: The War Years" (2004). He has worked on several public history projects at the local, state and national levels, including the World War II exhibit titled "Cincinnati Goes to War: A Community Responds to Total War, " for the Cincinnati Museum Center."

Table of Contents

Preface 9

1 Parochial Metropolis: A City Touched by War, 1940 15

2 Torn Apart: A City Divided by War, 1941 39

3 Pulling Together: A City United by War, 1942-44 65

4 Those Who Served: Cinecinnatians in Uniform, 1941-44 113

5 From Victory to Peace: A City Transformed by War, 1944-45 133

Suggestions for Further Reading 151

Index 153

About the Author 157

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