The year of peril : America in 1942

The Resource The year of peril : America in 1942
Label
The year of peril : America in 1942
Title remainder
America in 1942
Statement of responsibility
Tracy Campbell
Title variation
American in 1942
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism. In 1942, however, after a series of defeats in the Pacific and the struggle to establish a beachhead on the European front, America seemed to be on the brink of defeat and was beginning to splinter from within. Exploring this precarious moment, Tracy Campbell paints a portrait of the deep social, economic, and political fault lines that pitted factions of citizens against each other in the post-Pearl Harbor era, even as the nation mobilized, government-aided industrial infrastructure blossomed, and parents sent their sons off to war. This captivating look at how American society responded to the greatest stress experienced since the Civil War reveals the various ways, both good and bad, that the trauma of 1942 forced Americans to redefine their relationship with democracy in ways that continue to affect us today
Cataloging source
YDX
Dewey number
973.917
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
E806
LC item number
.C3167 2020
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography

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