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  • Daily Life for Americans during World War II

    by Robert Francis Saxe ...
    Series series Daily Life through History
    See World War II through the lens of the day-to-day realities of war, both at home and on the battlefront.Looking at everyday life during one of the most tumultuous times in history, this book explores different facets of life, from economy to entertainment to family. From the home front to the battlefront, uncover the resilience, challenges, and triumphs of those who lived through the war. ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

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  • December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World

    31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World

    by Craig Shirley ...
    December 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 ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Freedom from Fear:The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945

    The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945

    by David M. Kennedy ...
    Series series Oxford History of the United States
    Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom From Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities. The Depression was both a disaster and an opportunity. As David Kennedy vividly demonstrates, the economic crisis of the 1930s was far more than a ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • The Wounded Generation

    Coming Home After World War II

    by David Nasaw ...
    **“[Nasaw] eloquently humanizes the story of an entire generation.” —New York Times Book Review“The Wounded Generation is a minutely detailed and meticulously documented tour—and an unsparing one—of America’s World War II and its aftermath.” —The Nation“In The Wounded Generation, the acclaimed social historian takes a scalpel to our collective wistfulness and finds something much more nuanced, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • How Ike Led

    The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions

    by Susan Eisenhower ...
    "Lays bare the essence of [President Eisenhower's] leadership in war and peace—his singular devotion to the unity and security of the American people." — The Wall Street JournalFew leaders have made decisions as momentous—and varied—as Dwight D. Eisenhower. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, Ike was able to give ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • A Blueprint for War

    FDR and the Hundred Days that Mobilized America

    by Susan Dunn ...
    Series series The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series
    " Dunn shows how FDR's Third Hundred Days were critical to overcoming isolationism and rebuilding American leadership in an age of global turmoil." (E.J. Dionne Jr., New York Times bestselling co-author of One Nation After Trump)In the cold winter months that followed Franklin Roosevelt's election in November 1940 to an unprecedented third term in the White House, he confronted a worldwide ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Ghost at the Feast

    America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900-1941

    by Robert Kagan ...
    Series Book 2 - Dangerous Nation Trilogy
    **AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A comprehensive, sweeping history of America’s rise to global superpower—from the Spanish-American War to World War II—by the acclaimed author of Dangerous Nation“With extraordinary range and research, Robert Kagan has illuminated America’s quest to reconcile its new power with its historical purpose in world order in the early twentieth century.” —Dr. Henry ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Two Americans

    Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World

    by William Lee Miller ...
    Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, consecutive presidents of the United States, were midwesterners alike in many ways—except that they also sharply differed. Born within six years of each other (Truman in 1884, Eisenhower in 1890), they came from small towns in the Missouri–Mississippi River Valley—in the midst of cows and wheat, pigs and corn, and grain elevators. Both were grandsons of farmers ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Supreme Commander

    MacArthur's Triumph in Japan

    by Seymour Morris ...
    A blend of political history and military biography examining General Douglas MacArthur's role in rebuilding Japan following World War II."Seymour Morris captures [MacArthur's] brilliant method of command, at once judicious, imperious, and humble. A very readable and instructional treatment of a misunderstood figure." —Evan Thomas, author of Ike's BluffHe is the most decorated general in American ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Soldier and the State

    The Theory and Politics of Civil–Military Relations

    by Samuel P. Huntington ...
    In a classic work, Samuel P. Huntington challenges most of the old assumptions and ideas on the role of the military in society. Stressing the value of the military outlook for American national policy, Huntington has performed the distinctive task of developing a general theory of civil–military relations and subjecting it to rigorous historical analysis.Part One presents the general theory of ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Best War Ever

    America and World War II

    by Michael C. C. Adams ...
    Series series The American Moment
    The most readable—and searingly honest—short book ever written on this pivotal conflict.Was World War II really such a "good war"? Popular memory insists that it was, in fact, "the best war ever." After all, we knew who the enemy was, and we understood what we were fighting for. The war was good for the economy. It was liberating for women. A battle of tanks and airplanes, it was a "cleaner" war ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Why America Fights : Patriotism And War Propaganda From The Philippines To Iraq

    by Susan A. Brewer ...
    On the evening of September 11, 2002, with the Statue of Liberty shimmering in the background, television cameras captured President George W. Bush as he advocated war against Iraq. This carefully stage-managed performance, writes Susan A. Brewer, was the culmination of a long tradition of sophisticated wartime propaganda in America. In Why America Fights, Brewer offers a fascinating history of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD