Morale

U.S. Navy ships were made up of many unexpected jobs during World War II. Traditional war histories say little about sailors who rarely saw direct combat below active war decks but instead worked skilled jobs. Specialized sailors were often unseen as they worked below the waterl…

World War One impacted a wide range of cultural and social activities, which the people of the Allied nations, most notably the United States, typically engaged in. One iconic activity of cultural engagement which saw its focus and societal role altered and shifted by the Great …

In the United States from 1941-1945, wartime teachers of English faced public and institutional pressure to evaluate, prioritize, and demonstrate the value of English education to the war effort and to higher education’s commitment to the nation’s defense program. During this ti…