Back Home

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"Back Home" is a 1947 memoir by American cartoonist Bill Mauldin that reflects on his experiences returning to civilian life after World War II and critiques postwar American society.

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Back Home canonical 3

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instanceOf book ⓘ
aboutAuthor Bill Mauldin as a returning veteran ⓘ
author Bill Mauldin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
critiques bureaucracy affecting veterans ⓘ
commercialization of patriotism ⓘ
political conservatism in postwar America ⓘ
postwar American society ⓘ
depicts civil–military tensions in postwar life ⓘ
cultural adjustment after combat service ⓘ
economic challenges for veterans ⓘ
homecoming of soldiers after WWII ⓘ
describes Bill Mauldin's transition from soldier to civilian ⓘ
difficulties faced by returning veterans ⓘ
disillusionment with postwar America ⓘ
followsWork Up Front ⓘ
genre memoir ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation American cartoonist ⓘ
hasNotableAspect based on Bill Mauldin's personal experiences as a veteran ⓘ
critical view of American institutions after WWII ⓘ
hasSetting United States after World War II ⓘ
linked to: postwar America
hasTheme gap between wartime ideals and peacetime reality ⓘ
political engagement of veterans ⓘ
readjustment to civilian life ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
treatment of veterans ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
mainSubject post–World War II American society ⓘ
return to civilian life ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
veterans' experiences ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
publicationDate 1947 ⓘ
relatedWork Up Front ⓘ
timePeriodCovered post–World War II era ⓘ

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Bill Mauldin → notableWork → Back Home ⓘ
Bill Mauldin → wrote → Back Home ⓘ
Irving S. Cobb → notableWork → Back Home ⓘ