A Nation Forged in War

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A Nation Forged in War is written by Thomas A. Bruscino and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1572336951 (ISBN 10) and 9781572336957 (ISBN 13).

Never before or since have so many Americans served in the armed forces at one time: more than 15 million donned uniforms in the period from 1941 to 1945. Thomas Bruscino explores how these soldiers' shared experiences--enduring basic training, living far from home, engaging in combat--transformed their views of other ethnic groups and religious traditions. He further examines how specific military policies and practices worked to counteract old prejudices, and he makes a persuasive case that throwing together men of different regions, ethnicities, religions, and classes not only fostered a greater sense of tolerance but also forged a new American identity. When soldiers returned home after the war with these new attitudes, they helped reorder what it meant to be white in America.