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Loading... The American People in World War II: Freedom from Fear, Part Two (1999)by David M. Kennedy
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I have to say that I'm disappointed in this book. I've read David Kennedy's [b:Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945|106317|Freedom from Fear The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945|David M. Kennedy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1366907871s/106317.jpg|102483] and thought it was great depiction and analysis of America during the Depression/New Deal era. So I had high hopes for this "part 2." I expected much talk of the "home front" immediately prior to, during, and immediately after WWII. I ended up with some political analysis of America during WWII, but mostly a poor, one-volume history of the conflict focusing on America's role in the Grand Alliance. The fact that Kennedy relies heavily on Morison for much of his Pacific War discussions just adds insult to injury. There's no excuse for a book published in 1999 to not provide a broader analysis. While we do get some insights into FDR and the country, and how the war changed both, it wasn't enough for me. Kennedy even says at the beginning of the biography that WWII literature is extensive, so why didn't he give us more details from more sources in a narrower scope? ( ) no reviews | add a review
Even as the New Deal was coping with the Depression, a new menace was developing abroad. Exploiting Germany's own economic burdens, Hitler reached out to the disaffected, turning their aimless discontent into loyal support for his Nazi Party. In Asia, Japan harbored imperial ambitions of its own. The same generation of Americans who battled the Depression eventually had to shoulder arms in another conflict that wreaked worldwide destruction, ushered in the nuclear age, and forever changed their way of life and their country's relationship to the rest of the world. The American People in World War II--the second installment of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning Freedom from Fear--explains how the nation agonized over its role in the conflict, how it fought the war, why the United States emerged victorious, and why the consequences of victory were sometimes sweet, sometimes ironic. In a compelling narrative, Kennedy analyzes the determinants of American strategy, the painful choices faced by commanders and statesmen, and the agonies inflicted on the millions of ordinary Americans who were compelled to swallow their fears and face battle as best they could. The American People in World War II is a gripping narrative and an invaluable analysis of the trials and victories through which modern America was formed. No library descriptions found. |
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