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Home Front U.S.A.

America During World War II

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Av Allan M. Winkler, USA) Winkler, Allan M. (Miami University

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New scholarship on World War II continues to broaden our understanding. With each passing year we know more about the triumphs and the tragedies of America’s involvement in the momentous conflict. Tapping into this greater awareness of the accomplishments of both soldiers and civilians and a better recognition of the consequences of decisions made, Allan Winkler presents the third edition of his highly popular series volume.Informed by the latest historical literature and featuring many new thoughtfully chosen photographs, the third edition of Home Front U.S.A. continues to ponder the question of "the good war," the moral implications of the use of the atomic bomb, the implications of expanding wartime roles for women, African Americans, American Jews, the imprisonment of Japanese Americans at the hands of the federal government, and the experiences of the many other people who, though relegated to the fringe of mainstream society, contributed in important ways to the nation's successful prosecution of its greatest challenge.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-01-08
Mått137 x 203 x 9 mm
Vikt186 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAmerican History Series
Antal sidor169
Upplaga3
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9780882952864

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Allan M. Winkler is Distinguished Professor of History at Miami University in Ohio. He has also taught at Yale University and the University of Oregon and, for one year each, at the University of Helsinki in Finland, the University of Amsterdam in The Netherlands, and the University of Nairobi in Kenya. A prize-winning teacher, he is author of ten books of his own, which include Life Under a Cloud: American Anxiety about the Atom, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Making of Modern America, and “To Everything There is a Season”: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song, and co-author of the college textbook The American People: Creating a nation and a Society and the high school textbook America: Pathways to the Present.

Acknowledgments viiPreface to the Third Edition xiPrologue 1Chapter One: The Arsenal of Democracy 7The President and Mobilization 7Industrial Mobilization 12Mobilization and the Business Community 16Mobilization and the Workforce 20Mobilization and Money 25Conclusion 28Chapter Two: American Society at War 30Mood and Morale 31Campaigns and Popular Change 37Shortages and Controls 43Wartime Dislocation 49Conclusion 55Chapter Three: Outsiders and Ethnic Groups 56Women and the War 57African Americans and the Struggle for Equality 65Latinos at War 76American Indians and the War 80Italian Americans under Attack 82Chinese Americans in the Conflict 83Japanese Americans: Civilian Casualties of War 84American Jews and the War 88Conclusion 90Chapter Four: The Politics of War 91The Elections of 1940 and 1942 92The Elections of 1944 96The Impact of the Conservative Coalition 100Executive Leadership and Expansion 105Harry S. Truman 108Conclusion 110Epilogue 111Bibliographical Essay 116Index 131Illustrations and Photographs follow page 20

Praise for a previous edition:"There are three major attributes to this book that help to make it a readable and useful supplement to a survey course. These are its chapter introductions, its judicious use of quotes and interpretations from recent scholarship, and the bibliographical essay.... These lend authenticity and relevancy to the work and are, not incidentally, good models through which to encourage students to use the same techniques in their own writing." (Teaching History, 1986)