01545cam a2200229 4500 76983905 TxAuBib 20110606120000.0 081003s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008042910 9780766031333 lib. bdg. 0766031330 lib. bdg. TxAuBib The 1940s decade in photos : a world at war / Jim Corrigan. Nineteen forties decade in photos. Berkeley Heights, N.J., U.S.A. : Enslow Publishers, 2010. 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index. Welcome to the 1940's -- German and Italian forces on the move -- America supports the Allies -- Trouble in the East -- Germany invades the Soviet Union -- Day of infamy -- Japan seizes British and U.S. Territory -- German submarines terrorize the East Coast -- Striking back in the Pacific -- Plight of Japanese Americans -- Women keep the war machine running -- Entertaining the troops -- Life at home -- Island hoping in the Pacific -- The Allies liberate Europe -- President Roosevelt dies -- Victory in Europe and the Pacific -- Writing about the war -- Breaking through the color barrier -- Gandhi's legacy of peace -- Looking ahead. "Middle school readers will find out about the important world, national, and cultural developments of the decade 1940-1949"--Provided by publisher. 20110606.