nineteen forties

Traces the history of the 1940 Ford from the design changes in the 1930s, looking at all the different body styles; discusses the model's evolution in the context of the political climates of the world and of Ford Motor Company; and contains related photography and period art.

Photographs and text provide a historical overview of important world, national, and cultural developments of the 1940s, discussing the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Japanese Americans being forced into internment camps, D-Day, and more. Includes a chronology.

Discusses the fashions, fads, politics, advances in medicine and technology, people, and world issues that made the 1940s a unique time in American and world history.

Presents a pictorial history of the people and events around the world during the 1940s including World War Two, Women at war, rationing, the regime of Mao Tse Tung, advances in science and technology, the atom bomb, and more.

Traces changes in fashion during the 40s and 50s including military styles, utility clothes, Dior glamour, and the modernist look.

Examines significant people and events in the history of the United States during the 1940s, covering disasters, entertainment, trends, politics, the arts, science and technology, sports, society, economy, fashion, and activities. Includes a time line, glossary, and photographs.

Discusses the fashions of the 1940s, including women's and men's clothing and hairstyles, accessories, trends and fads, and world events that influenced the fashion.

Contains entries that provide information on significant people, events, and developments of all types in the United States and Canada during the 1940s; arranged alphabetically from A to Ger, with cross-references, maps, illustrations, and suggestions for further reading.

High school senior Jim Glass falls in love with his classmate Chrissie Steppe in Aliceville, North Carolina, in 1941, but their relationship is complicated by the fact that she is reluctantly committed to Bucky Bucklaw, who has gone off to join the Navy, and the fact that her Cherokee family is beholden to their landlords, the Bucklaws.