The United States in World War II: A Documentary Reader - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1444331191 ISBN 13 : 9781444331196

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd), 2012

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World War II profoundly changed America: not only did it serve asthe impetus for far–reaching changes in all aspects of life athome, but it also dramatically altered the perception of Americainternationally.  This reader offers 78 essential primarydocuments for the period 1939–1945 that illustrate the political,diplomatic, and military history of the conflict while alsohighlighting the important economic, social, and culturalchanges.

Editor G. Kurt Piehler captures the diversity of experiences ofAmericans who lived through the war, including the perspectives ofpresidents and generals, war workers and GIs, women and men,African Americans and Asian Americans, and refugees fleeingHitler s Germany.  It includes such documents as theAtlantic Charter and Franklin Roosevelt s Congressionaladdress requesting a declaration of war against Japan, as well asreadings on the experiences of GIs on the home front, the struggleto find day care for the children of women war workers, debatesover the American response to the Holocaust, and the quest forjustice by ethnic, racial, and religious minorities.  

Bringing together well–known documents that are crucial to anystudy of the period with many enlightening documents that havenever been published, The United States in World War IIoffers a balanced account of the social and political forces thatcombined to make the American war experience unique andtransformative.

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This reader brings together 78 primary documents that capturethe diversity of experiences of Americans who lived through WorldWar II, from presidents and generals to war workers and GIs.

• Illustrates the political, diplomatic and military history ofthe conflict, including well–known documents, such as the AtlanticCharter and Franklin Roosevelt s Congressional addressrequesting a declaration of war against Japan
• Highlights the far–reaching economic, social and culturalchanges caused by the war, such as the struggles to find day carefor the children of women war workers, and the experiencesreturning veterans
• Includes an introduction, document headnotes and questions atthe end of each chapter designed to encourage students to engagewith the material critically

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1444331191
• ISBN 13: 9781444331196
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 316
• Éditeur: Piehler G. Kurt