December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World PDF
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"Craig Shirley'sDecember 1941is a riveting narrative history of America in the crucible of the Second World War. A real page turner. Highly recommended."--Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University andNew York Timesbestseller ofThe Wilderness Warrior"As ever, Craig Shirley has given us a compulsively readable history of great sweep and startling detail. The month in 1941 he has chosen to chronicle did indeed change the way we live now, the way we will live as long as liberty is the organizing principle and animating spirit of America."--Jon Meacham, best-selling author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston"Fascinating way to experience the look and the feel, thereactions and the emotion, the strategy, and the painful surprises of those 31days."-National Review"It is terrific . . . tremendous report on that decisive month which changed America and the world."-Newt Gingrich "The book also reveals . . . blockbuster historicalmoment[s]. Shirley. . . takes a new tack in his book about Pearl Harbor.Instead of just writing how it all went down, his book attempts to give readersa feel for how the country felt 70 years ago. He accomplishes that by providinganecdotal information from nearly 2,000 newspapers and magazines."-US News & World Report"Craig Shirley, known for creating a you-are-thereatmosphere in his earlier books about Ronald Reagan's 1976 and 1980presidential campaigns, has done it again. This account shows us what ispossible when the nation is aroused."-Washington TimesDecember 1941 traces, day-by-day, the most important 31 days in the history of America's participation in WWII, which snuffed out the lives of millions and changed history forever. From December 1, 1941, until the morning of December 7, 1941, America was at peace and-with the exception of the stubborn and persistent high unemployment of the Great Depression-was a relatively happy country. By the afternoon of the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor, America was a radically changed country, forever. Its isolationist impulses evaporated, and both major political parties became more or less internationalist. The month also introduced food and gas rationing, Victory Gardens, scrap drives, a military draft, and the conversion of Detroit into an "arsenal of democracy." From the moment of America's entry into World War II, people of all kinds, but mostly women looking for work, flooded into the city. Instant apartment buildings sprang up, as did eating and drinking salons, all to the advantage of the massive increase in spending generated by the federal government. December 1941 is a fascinating and meticulously researched look at the American home front-her people, faith, economy, government, and culture.
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