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Winkler Allan M. <1945-> |
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Titolo |
Home front U.S.A. : America during World War II / / Allan M. Winkler |
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Wheeling, Illinois : , : Harlan Davidson, Inc., , 2012 |
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2012 |
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Edizione |
[Third edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (158 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - United States |
United States History 1933-1945 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-130) and index |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Home Front U.S.A. America during World War II; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Prologue; CHAPTER ONE: The Arsenal of Democracy; The President and Mobilization; Industrial Mobilization; Mobilization and the Business Community; Mobilization and the Workforce; Mobilization and Money; Conclusion; CHAPTER TWO: American Society at War ; Mood and Morale; Campaigns and Popular Culture; Shortages and Controls; Wartime Dislocations; Conclusion; CHAPTER THREE: Outsiders and Ethnic Groups; Women and the War; African Americans and the Struggle for Equality |
Latinos at WarAmerican Indians and the War; Italian Americans under Attack; Chinese Americans in the Conflict; Japanese Americans: Civilian Casualties of War; American Jews and the War; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR: 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; Bibliographical Essay; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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