Ep. 16: The Legacy (The Home Front)

De: Audible Originals, Martin Sheen

[Contains explicit content] After four years of war, it is difficult to overstate the vast changes that affected almost every aspect of American lives. The final episode of The Home Front looks at this legacy and how elements persist even today.

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should be required listening from age 15+

engaging and full of truths that are often hidden in the name of patriotism...excellent historical information

The aftermath

Here at the end we see a world which is starting to look pretty familiar to us. America is a world leader in industry. Automobiles abound. Thanks to the cold war and the experience of 2 world wars we see the birth of the military industrial complex and America's unimaginably large military. To pay for this, income tax begins to be levied on common people. The social discomfort laid the foundations of the social, gender, and racial changes of the 1960s and 70s. And GI bill and lead to an influx to colleges with higher education no longer being just for the elite.

This has been a wonderful series and I highly recommend it.

Great true documentary

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I learned so much about the USA

This was a fascinating and very interesting series. It was easy to listen to (quality-wise) but very hard to hear many of the stories. This series has helped me to understand a lot about the USA now - it's history reflected in how/why it does what it does now. This was 8 hours of my time very well spent. Thank you!

The Home Front Audible Original

This is an excellent history of WWII told from a very different perspective. It depicts the stresses in US, not generally reported in the typical biography, historical report etc. As a child of two WWII veterans, the story with many original recordings of Americans impacted by the war and all of its effects on the American public is quite profound. The darker side of the story isn't usually highlighted in my reading. Martin Sheen is an excellent narrator. #greathistorylesson, #multigenerational, #pastmeetspresent, #tagsgiving #sweepstakes