Daily Life for Americans During World War II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saxe, Robert Francis.

Series:

Daily Life Through History Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.

Summary:

See World War II through the lens of the day-to-day realities of war, both at home and on the battlefront.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Timeline

Chapter 1: Descent into War

Isolationism and the Rise of Fascism

The Four Freedoms and the Lend-Lease Act

Pearl Harbor: American Entry into the War

Preparing for War

The Draft and Its Dissenters

Support from the Home Front

Japanese-American Internment

Chapter 2: The War Begins

Training for Service

African Americans in the Military

Women's Roles within the Military

American Entry into the War

The Pacific Front

Reality of the Pacific Campaign

America Goes to the Mediterranean

North Africa

Italy

Winning Hearts and Minds

Soldiers' Attitudes

Chapter 3: The "Arsenal of Democracy": America's Wartime Production

Industry

Workers on the Move

Safety

Labor during the War

Women in the Workforce

African Americans in the Workforce

Chapter 4: Politics in a Time of War

The 1940 Presidential Election

International Relations

Democrats Lose Power

The Radical Left and the Far Right

African-American Civil Rights

FDR's Fourth Presidential Election

Women as Leaders

Yalta

FDR's Death and Truman's Promotion

Chapter 5: The Home Front

Family Life

The War and Consumer Culture

Sports

Baseball

African-American Players

Women Players

Other Sports

Books

Novels

Nonfiction

Comic Books

Broadway

Movies

Radio

Music

Art

Chapter 6: The War in Europe

Life in the Military

Fighting in Europe

Strain of Combat

Chapter 7: The War in the Pacific

Brutality in the Pacific

The Road to Surrender

Iwo Jima

Taking the Mainland

The Atomic Bomb

Chapter 8: Servicemen Return and the Postwar Era

Demobilization

Veterans Aid

G.I. Bill

Veterans Returning.

Postwar Labor

Role of Women

Postwar Politics

End of the New Deal

Criticism of the Truman Administration

African Americans in the Postwar Era

Veterans as Advocates for African-American Rights

Racial Violence

Government Action and Legislation

Military to Civil Rights Leaders

Other Minorities in the Postwar Era

Dealing with the Past and Looking to the Future

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Saxe, Robert Francis Daily Life for Americans During World War II

ISBN:

9798216970002