EDITOR'S NOTE ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. Toward the GI Bill: Veterans and Politics from the ; REVOLUTION THROUGH WORLD WAR I ; 2. FDR and the Reshaping of Veterans' Benefits, 1940-1943 ; 3. "Mission Accomplished" ; 4. "S.R.O.": Veterans and the Colleges ; 5. "The Most Inclusive Program": Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Title II ; 6. Overlooked: GI Joe but not Joe College ; 7. Finding a Home: The VA Mortgage ; EPILOGUE ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; NOTES ; INDEX
Glenn C. Altschuler is the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of
American Studies, and the Dean of the School of Continuing
Education and Summer Sessions at Cornell University. He is the
author of All Shook Up: How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America, among
other books.
Stuart M. Blumin is Professor of American History, Cornell
University, and the author of a number of books, including The
Emergence of the Middle Class: Social Experience in the American
City.
"Anyone who has doubts about what government 'can do' should read
this book. It provides a detailed example of the successes that
were achieved when government 'did.'"--The American Chronicle
"The GI Bill succeeds in presenting a more balanced appraisal of
the groundbreaking legislation...thoroughly researched...The GI
Bill's clear-eyed narrative balances the heady encomiums of recent
years and provides an informative, thorough account of 'a
remarkable response to a critical moment in the nation's history
against which may measure the present."--Army Magazine
"A lively and carefully researched account of the GI bill and the
postwar era; all informed readers should consider."--Library
Journal
"For those interested in post-World War II history--and perhaps
some who lived it--this book is certainly worthy of a
look."--Boston Globe
"Stuart Blumin and Glenn Altschuler's book does readers double
service by revealing both the story behind the GI Bill's conception
and passage, and its place within the broader history of veterans'
benefits in America. Many have written about the GI Bill and its
effects, few have revealed how and why it created the legacy that
it did. This book takes the GI Bill from out of its display case
and presents it in all of its glory as a pivotal piece of
legislation,
among the finest our government has ever produced."--Bob Michel,
Former Congressman from Illinois, Beneficiary of the GI Bill
"After World War II, a grateful America created a set of housing,
tuition, and job training benefits for its millions of soldiers,
sailors, marines, and airmen returning home from tumultuous
experiences in Europe and Asia. The GI Bill would change the entire
nation--its campuses, its cities and suburbs, its job structure,
and even its families. Glenn Altschuler and Stuart Blumin tell a
remarkable story with economy and grace."--Kenneth T. Jackson,
Barzun
Professor of History, Columbia University, and author of Crabgrass
Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States
"[A] satisfying book...their book is the starting point to
understand the G.I. Bill and its origins, operations, and
impact."--EH.Net
"A fair, well-written, and documented account of the development
and implementation of the GI Bill."--CHOICE
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