Frontline Kentucky: Kentucky on the World War II Homefront

During the Second World War, every state contributed more than soldiers.   While Kentucky sent over 300,000 of its youth to war, the vast majority remained in the Commonwealth and contributed in other ways.  From munitions plants to rationing, to scrap metal drives, explore how the war dramatically impacted Kentuckians who were thousands of miles from the front lines.

Brent Taylor earned his B.A. and M.A. in history from Murray State University.  Currently he is an Associate Professor of History at West Kentucky Community & Technical College, a member of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society Editorial Review Board, and the Co-Host of the Old Kentucky Tales podcast available through WKMS.ORG and the NPR One Ap.