Pulitzer Prize General Non Fiction Winner
The Good War
by Studs Terkel
Summary
An oral history of World War II featuring the voices of ordinary people—soldiers, civilians, and workers—who lived through the conflict.
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Historical Context & Significance
Terkel was the master of the "portable tape recorder"; he used thousands of hours of interviews to strip away the myths of WWII and find the "human truth" behind the propaganda.