The darkest year : the American home front, 1941-1942 / William K. Klingaman.

"The Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman's narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the pressure of total war. For Americans on the home front, the twelve months following the Japanese atta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Klingaman, William K. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > United States. World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Psychological aspects. World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > United States. World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States. United States > History > 1933-1945. United States > Economic conditions > 1918-1945. United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945. United States > Social life and customs > 1918-1945. Economic history. Economics. Manners and customs. Psychological aspects. Social aspects. Social conditions. United States. HISTORY / Military / World War II. HISTORY / Military / United States. 1918-1945 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	x, 371 pages ; 25 cm
Variant Title:	American home front 1941-1942
Format:	Book

Contents:

Prologue
Before Pearl
Lights out
An anxious trip
Holiday wishes
Cloudy, turning colder
An unquiet feeling
The golden west
Dark tidings, straight, no sugar
Games of chance
Borrowed time
Last call
End of the beginning
Epilogue: December 7, 1942.