Includes bibliographical references (pages 416-454) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Debate: isolationism v. interventionism: January 30, 1933-December 11, 1941 -- Gearing up: national defense, military, and economic mobilization: 1939-December 7, 1941 -- Crisis government: December 7, 1941-September 2, 1945 -- Civilian daily life: 1940-June 1945 -- Civilians at work: September 1941-September 2, 1945 -- Military life: the U.S. Army and the European Theater of Operations: September 3, 1939-May 8, 1945 -- Military life: the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and the War in the Pacific: September 3, 1939-September 9, 1945 -- Civil liberties and "military necessity": June 8, 1938-December 23, 2000 -- Victory: the enemy: January 13, 1942-April 28, 1952 -- Victory: at home: June 1944-November 1952 -- United Nations: January 6, 1941-July 27, 1953.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Firsthand accounts and brief biographies describe how Americans were affected by the events surrounding World War II.
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World War 2
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World War Two
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
World War, 1939-1945-- Causes.
World War, 1939-1945-- United States.
World War, 1939-1945, Personal narratives, American.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, Armed Forces, History, World War, 1939-1945.