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Home Front U. S. A. : America During World War II.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New York Academy of Sciences SeriesPublisher: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (158 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118822654
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Home Front U. S. A.DDC classification:
  • 973.91700000000003
LOC classification:
  • E806 .W55 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- 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 War -- American 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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Intro -- 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 War -- American 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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