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The American People in World War II: Freedom from Fear, Part Two (The Oxford History of the United States, V. 9)
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by David M. Kennedy
Sales Rank: 268113
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Cover Type: Paperback with 528 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA November 20, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0195168933
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195168938
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches
Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
PRAISE FOR FREEDOM FROM FEAR:
"A grand historical synthesisthis is the kind of book prizes are made for."--Chicago Tribune
"Skillfully weaves together the era's social, economic, and political strands. Illuminating information and insights on almost every page"--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"A brilliant achievement."--Dallas Morning News
"Consistently original and sometimes startling conclusions."--The Washington Post
"An unfaltering display of clarity and detail."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Remarkable. Deeply researched, insightful, and gorgeously written."--James T. Patterson, Bancroft Prize-winning author of Grand Expectations
"Sophisticated and complete. Kennedy gives a seamless account of the War."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"An elegant book, gorgeously written."--David M. Oshinsky, The New Leader
Product Description
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.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: The American People in the Great Depression: Freedom from Fear, Part One (The Oxford History of the United States, V. 9) (Paperback)
David M. Kennedy won the Pulitzer Prize for his one volume work entitled "Freedom From Fear" - this volume is the first half of that work, and covers the period 1929-1939. Mostly addressing the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the Presidency of FDR, Kennedy has given us a thorough (yet somewhat biased) primarily economic-based analysis of the period. He focuses on how American society was affected by the economic shifts during this period, which, naturally, was a critical portion of American history during these years, since the Depression was an economic crisis unlike any previously seen. The one trouble I had with the book was that Kennedy differs from many people in saying that Herbert Hoover (FDR's predecessor in the White House) had the ideas on how to combat & beat the Depression, and FDR simply continued & implemented many of those ideas. He gives FDR virtually no credit except to say he's a master politician. Kennedy does give the reader fantastic background information & helps the reader to understand what the daily economic plights were. If you're looking for a true social history (i.e. what the people were going through every day, look at a book like Robert McElvaine's "The Great Depression, 1929-1941"). Overall, though, this is a very well written and concise volume covering the crucial years of the Depression era. Kennedy concludes with the German invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939), which is where the 2nd volume of this set inevitably will begin.
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