POSTWAR: A Global History of the Second World War's Legacy

Today, Americans have the utmost respect for veterans that fought abroad for our country’s freedom and many of us believe they deserve special treatment for their service. But this unfortunately was not the case for many decades, across many wars, across the globe. The treatment of veterans and veterans’ expectations when returning home, as pointed […]

  War is a destructive event that can leave nations crippled politically, defensively, and demographically. In the case of World War 2, many countries in Europe had to rebuild their infrastructures and armies, all while attempting to alleviate the massive loss of population that struck the continent. One group of people that faced this hardship … Continue reading →

As the war came to an end and the one-time soldiers began to go home and back to their pre-war lives, one thing was for certain. For the ones that served and sacrificed there was a bond like no other. It was given to them by living through something that no one else could and …

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Good evening everyone, I have been reading through articles that have to do with the treatment of veterans post WWII. I found the articles to be intriguing and informational in regards to the treatment of veterans coming back from war. Soldiers put everything on the line for their nation, which is why I think that …

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World War II was a devastating conflict that destroyed countries like never before and contained a traumatic and disturbing amount of violence and hate. Soldiers on all sides of the conflict were thrilled when the fighting finally ended, but the … Continue reading →

The very pleasant homecoming that our present day soldiers receive such as the picture posted above after finishing a tour is nothing like the homecoming World War 2 veterans received, not only in the US but in European Countries. Although parades were thrown the physical and psychological homecoming was not as welcoming. Post World War […]

Christopher Jackson Veterans The themes of the reading all focus on Veterans in a way. Though the way this topic is looked at differs between each document. This difference covers themes such as compensation for crippled or disabled veterans. There is also the damage that falls on a veteran psyche as well. Looking at these …

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  The return and discharge of soldiers after a conflict has always been a far off concern to those fighting during the conflict. In times of war, especially during such catastrophic wars as World War II the only goals are survival and destruction of the enemy. This was how the Soviets thought just as like … Continue reading →

If you did something voluntarily, something that was extremely dangerous and could involve badly hurting yourself, or even dying, would you want some type of recognition for it? I think a vast majority of people asked this question would answer yes. Many war veterans make the choice to go to war for their country, for …

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The “Hero’s Welcome.” That is what we can see in the picture above, millions of USSR soldiers returned home at the end of the war to banners, flowers, and open arms. However, what many people do not know is that this celebration was short lived and the reincorporation of these veterans was not a smooth …

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