cover image Let the Good Times Roll: Life at Home in America During the World War II

Let the Good Times Roll: Life at Home in America During the World War II

Paul D. Casdorph. Paragon House Publishers, $14.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-55778-460-5

Paradoxical good cheer animated the American home front from 1941-1945; this social and cultural history documents rationing, disrupted home life, widespread minority employment, celebrity scandals and, in frequent asides, the military campaign. ``An interesting albeit cursory portrait,'' said PW. Photos. (Sept.)