World War II Cincinnati
From the Front Lines to the Home Front
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II, Americas, United States
| Author: | Robert Earnest Miller | ISBN: | 9781625849854 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 14, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Earnest Miller |
| ISBN: | 9781625849854 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 14, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
