Homefront and Battlefront in World War II
by Dr. H - October 14th, 2011
American experiences in wartime – some multimedia resources
American Indian veterans
True Whispers, The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers (PBS)
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles 1943
PBS documentary/resources
What is a zoot suit? See “Chucos Suaves” (YouTube)
Related to jitterbugging Lindy dancers of the era: e.g. “Whitey’s Lindyhoppers”
Japanese-American Internment
See the well-designed digital archive, JARDA (Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive)
Small town homefronts
Office of War Information promotional film (1945) “It’s Everybody’s War,” narrated by Henry Fonda (courtesy of Internet Archives)
