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The diaries of islanders who lived through Jersey's occupation during World War Two are being brought to life in a new video series. The videos have been put together as part of Jersey Heritage's ...
"The Good War": An Oral History of World War II (1984) is an oral history of World War II compiled by Studs Terkel. The work received the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction . "The Good War" consists of a series of interviews with various men and women from across the globe who directly experienced the events leading up to, including ...
Remembered Prisoners of a Forgotten War: An Oral History of Korean War POWs is a 2002 military history book by Lewis H. Carlson. Using first-hand testimonies by repatriated prisoners of war of their experiences in captivity in Korea, the book demystifies the general perception in the United States that Korean War POWs had been "brainwashed" by their captors, and had betrayed their country.
World War II׃ The Complete History: Matthew Hall: 2001 United Kingdom Horror in the East: Laurence Rees, Martina Balazova: 2001 Japan Japanese Devils: Minoru Matsui: 2001 France Sobibor, Oct. 14, 1943, 4 p.m. Claude Lanzmann: 2001 United States The Color of War: Peter Coyote: 2002 United States A Yiddish World Remembered: Andrew Goldberg: 2002 ...
Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) [1] was an American writer, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.
This Center is devoted to capturing the story of the American soldier in both war and peace. Unlike other oral history archives, the West Point Center for Oral History is a video archive that records interviews using state-of-the-art video technology and produces documentary films using their footage. [1]
The Cantigny First Division Oral Histories are a collection of video oral history interviews with veterans of the 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army, commonly known as the Big Red One. The First Division was the first permanent division in the regular Army, and is recognized by its ability to improve battlefield performance through ...
An Evergreen Protective Association volunteer recording an oral history at Greater Rosemont History Day. Oral history is the collection and study of historical information from people, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews. These interviews are conducted with people ...