The Darkest Year: The American Home Front 1941-1942 - Couverture rigide

Klingaman, William K.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1250133173 ISBN 13 : 9781250133175

Editeur : St Martin's Press, 2019

Synopsis

For Americans on the home front, the twelve months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor comprised the darkest year of World War Two. Despite government attempts to disguise the magnitude of American losses, it was clear that the nation had suffered a nearly unbroken string of military setbacks in the Pacific; by the autumn of 1942, government officials were openly acknowledging the possibility that the United States might lose the war. Appeals for unity and declarations of support for the war effort in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor made it appear as though the class hostilities and partisan animosities that had beset the United States for decades - and grown sharper during the Depression - suddenly disappeared. They did not, and a deeply divided American society splintered further during 1942 as numerous interest groups sought to turn the wartime emergency to their own advantage. Blunders and repeated displays of incompetence by the Roosevelt administration added to the sense of anxiety and uncertainty that hung over the nation. The Darkest Year focuses on Americans’ state of mind not only through what they said, but in the day-to-day details of their behaviour. Klingaman blends these psychological effects with the changes the war wrought in American society and culture, including shifts in family roles, race relations, economic pursuits, popular entertainment, education, and the arts.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

WILLIAM K. KLINGAMAN holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Virginia and has taught at the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland. He is the author of seven previous books, including histories of the years 1816, 1918, 1929, and 1941.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St Martin's Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1250133173
• ISBN 13: 9781250133175
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne