“Was It Really Such a Good War? The Myth and Reality of America’s War”

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Was World War II really a “good war?” In this roundtable session, historians debate America’s various contested memories of World War II, from the still-popular view of the “good war” to other alternative memories presented at home and abroad. How was the notion of the “good war” shaped during the war and afterwards?

Chair:
Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, PhD, President & CEO Emeritus, The National WWII Museum

Guests:
Keith Lowe, Author, Prisoners of History
Elizabeth Samet, PhD, Author, Looking for the Good War
Michael Bell, PhD, Executive Director, Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy



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