Freedom From Fear is David Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning + page dense and detailed look at the United States during the years *. In the book, Kennedy does an admirable job of dissecting the 17 year period of American history in a lively and non-laborious manner for the reader. 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/5. · Freedom from Fear: the American People in Depression and War, by Kennedy, David M., author. Publication date Topics Between and , two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. In a single volume the author tells how America endured, and eventually prevailed, in the.
Reflecting his interdisciplinary training in American Studies, which combined the fields of history, literature, and economics, Professor Kennedy's scholarship is notable for its integration of economic and cultural analysis with social and political history. His book, Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger, embraced the medical, legal, political, and religious dimensions. Don't be confused like I was. I bought and read Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War and thought it great. I then mistakenly thought this entry was a deeper dive into the Second World War but it is actually the latter half of a two volume set dividing the original book. 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.
The American People in World War II: Freedom from Fear, Part Two. 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. Between and , two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. In a single volume the author tells how America endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities. Freedom From Fear explores how the nation agonized over its role in World War II, how it fought the war, why the United States won, and why the consequences of victory were sometimes sweet, sometimes ironic. In a compelling narrative, Kennedy analyzes the determinants of American strategy, the.
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