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German Rocketeers in the Heart of Dixie
This thought-provoking study by historian Monique Laney focuses on the U.S. government'Äìassisted integration of German rocket specialists and their families into a small southern community soon after World War II. In 1950, Wernher von Braun and his team of rocket experts relocated to Huntsville, Alabama, a town that would celebrate the team, despite their essential role in the recent Nazi war effort, for their contributions to the U.S. Army missile program and later to NASA's space program. Based on oral histories, provided by members of the African American and Jewish communities, and by the rocketeers' families, co-workers, friends, and neighbors, Laney's book demonstrates how the histories of German Nazism and Jim Crow in the American South intertwine in narratives about the past. This is a critical reassessment of a singular time that links the Cold War, the Space Race, and the Civil Rights era while addressing important issues of transnational science and technology, and asking Americans to consider their country's own history of racism when reflecting on the Nazi past.
Carnival in Alabama
Mobile is simultaneously a typical and unique city in the postwar United States. It was a quintessential boomtown during World War II. That prosperity was followed by a period of rapid urban decline and subsequent attempts at revitalizing (or gentrifying) its downtown area. As in many other US cities, urban renewal, integration, and other socioeconomic developments led to white flight, marginalized the African American population, and set the stage for the development of LGBTQ+ community building and subculture. Yet these usually segregated segments of society in Mobile converged once a year to create a common identity, that of a Carnival City. Carnival in Alabama looks not only at the peopl...
Montgomery in the Good War
Wesley Phillips Newton's Montgomery in the Good War offers a vivid, deeply human portrait of a Southern city transformed by World War II. Through personal recollections, newspaper accounts, letters, and interviews, Newton chronicles how Montgomery, Alabama--divided by race and class--grappled with patriotism, loss, and social change from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. This compelling narrative reveals how the war reshaped everyday life for soldiers and civilians alike, making it a powerful testament to the enduring impact of global conflict on local communities.
In the Shadow of Hitler
Dan J. Puckett's In the Shadow of Hitler explores and documents how Alabama Jews became aware of and responded to the coming of the Second World War and the Nazi persecution of European Jews.
America's Shining Moments
The stories of WWII are compelling, and in some cases, you will be on the edge of your seat. Hard work, patriotism, and service shine through the words on the pages. You will find this book fun and informative. The pictures help tell the story, especially during the moon launch. The video links are a nice bonus. Just click on the link (for digital copies) and get lost in the moment.
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