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Legacies of World War II on the Great Plains: POW Farm Workers in Nebraska In the 1940s, many farms in Nebraska were finally able to buy tractors and become mechanized. But...
Legacies of World War II on the Great Plains: Building Bombs on the Plains Far from the coasts, Nebraska was a good place to build bombs. Plants were established in Hastings...
Legacies of World War II on the Great Plains: Women at Omaha Martin Bomber Plant Women workers at the Omaha Martin Bomber Plant probably had similar experiences as these workers...
Legacies of World War II on the Great Plains: Home Front Workers In World War II, there were 13 million men in uniform. Four times as many workers -- up to 66...
Legacies of World War II on the Great Plains: Rationing Cheaters Sometimes rationing brought out the worst in people. Some people tried to find ways around...
Legacies of World War II on the Great Plains: Scrap Drives & Rationing Scrap drives, conservation, and rationing were important parts of the homefront effort. This...
Legacies of World War II on the Great Plains: Gene Slattery's Shirt John Eugene ("Gene") Slattery sold his shirt time and time again to support the North Platte...
Legacies of World War II on the Great Plains: North Platte Canteen The North Platte Canteen made a big impression on those troops traveling to war. This segment is...
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Atlanta Revisited This program discusses a POW camp in Nebraska.

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