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| Title: | Home Front USA, 2nd Edition
: America During World War II |
| Author: | Allan M Winkler |
| ISBN: | 0882959832 : 9780882959832 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 135x200mm |
| Pages: | 135 |
| Weight: | .185 Kg. |
| Published: | Harlan Davidson - August 2000 |
| List Price: | 12.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | American history: Second World War: Social & cultural history: USA: Second World War: 1939-1945 |
Since the first edition of this well-received title appeared, there has been an explosion of scholarly as well as popular interest in World War II and the home front. Informed by the latest historical literature and a deepened awareness of the accomplishments of the American civilian at home, this new edition has been thoughtfully revised, featuring a new prologue-taking up the question of "the good war" -- an epilogue and added material on the atomic bomb, women, African Americans, American Jews, Japanese Americans, and the many other groups that, though relegated to the fringe of mainstream society, contributed in important ways to the nation's successful prosecution of its greatest challenge. Includes 20 illustrations, bibliographical essay, and index.
Contents: The Arsenal of Democracy -- The President and Mobilisation; Industrial Mobilisation; Mobilisation and the Business Community; Mobilisation and the Workforce; Mobilisation and Money; Conclusion. American Society at War -- Mood and Morale; Campaigns and Popular Culture; Shortages and Controls; Wartime Dislocations; Conclusion. Outsiders and Ethnic Groups -- Women and the War; African Americans and the War; Latinos and the War; American Indians and the War; Italian Americans Under Attack; Japanese Americans: Civilian Casualties of War; American Jews and the War; Conclusion. The Politics of War -- The Elections of 1940 and 1942; The Election of 1944; The Impact of the Conservative Coalition; Executive Leadership and Expansion; Harry S Truman; Conclusion. Epilogue.
