Reel WAR-137

3.; The top recommendation of the week is a program that, like many PBS documentaries, hides its light behind an ashen title. The Homefront tells the fascinating story of how America transformed itself in the years 1941-45 from a society mired in depression into a war machine more powerful than any the world had yet known. The effects were deep and lasting: women filled the factories; blacks took to heart the lessons of the war against fascism; prosperity opened doors and built suburbs. Steven Schechter's reconstructive essay, which brings it all back in newsreels and personal reminiscences, is a model of its kind.

The top recommendation of the week is a program that, like many PBS documentaries, hides its light behind an ashen title. The Homefront tells the fascinating story of how America transformed itself in the years 1941-45 from a society mired in depression into a war machine more powerful than any the world had yet known. The effects were deep and lasting: women filled the factories, blacks took to heart the lessons of the war against fascism; prosperity opened doors and built suburbs. Steven Schechter's reconstructive essay, which brings it all back in newsreels and personal reminiscences, is a model of its kind.

The top recommendation of the week is a program that, like many PBS documentaries, hides its light behind an ashen title. The Homefront tells the fascinating story of how America transformed itself in the years 1941-45 from a society mired in depression into a war machine more powerful than any the world had yet known. The effects were deep and lasting: women filled the factories; blacks took to heart the lessons of the war against fascism; prosperity opened doors and built suburbs. Steven Schechter's reconstructive essay, which brings it all back in newsreels and personal reminiscences, is a model of its kind.