"This work is a comparative study of the three "great" American wars of the twentieth century: World War I, World War II and Vietnam. The book explores several aspects of American popular culture, like fashion, film and the societal mores of each era. While a number of books have covered fashion during individual wars, this is the first study to compare several major conflicts, drawing some conclusions regarding the lasting influences of wardrobe over an entire century. This book provides short background information for each war, briefly covering earlier conflicts that shaped the hostilities of the twentieth century. Although the emphasis is on women's clothing, participation and service, men are not ignored. Their fashions not only speak to the times, but the enormity of their sacrifices"--

Lora Ann Sigler is a professor emerita of art history at California State University. She is a portrait/landscape artist and designer living in San Pedro, California.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

One.¿Saluting the Past

Two.¿The "War to End Wars": World War I (1914-1918)

Three.¿The (Reel) Time Wars

Four.¿I Saw It in the Magazines

Five.¿Post and Riposte: World War I War Posters

Six.¿Aftermath and Fore(war)d

Seven.¿Peace and Promise Deferred: World War II

Eight.¿On the Home Front

Nine.¿Keep Me Posted: World War II War Posters

Ten.¿Walking the Streets

Eleven.¿After(war)ds

Twelve.¿The ­Indo-Chinese Conflict: Vietnam

Thirteen.¿­Anti-Posters: Vietnam War Posters

Fourteen.¿Hosed But Not Supported

Fifteen.¿Is There an After(war)d?

Epilogue

Appendix A. The Women Warriors

Appendix B. "The Light of Europe"

Appendix C. The New York World's Fair: 1939-1940

Appendix D. What They Were in the War: Women Behind the Camera in World War I

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index