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December 1941: 31 days that changed America and saved the world
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Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, [2011].
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Book
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x, 645 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Status:
Mellen Adult Nonfiction
940.53 SHI
Description

In the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, eyes in America were focused on the war in Europe or distracted by the elevated mood sweeping the country in the final days of the Great Depression. But when planes dropped out of a clear blue sky and bombed the American naval base and aerial targets in Hawaii, all of that changed. December 1941 takes readers into the moment-by-moment ordeal of a nation waking to war.

Best-selling author Craig Shirley celebrates the American spirit while reconstructing the events that called it to shine with rare and piercing light. By turns nostalgic and critical, he puts readers on the ground in the stir and the thick of the action. Relying on daily news reports from around the country and recently declassified government papers, Shirley sheds light on the crucial diplomatic exchanges leading up to the attack, the policies on internment of Japanese living in the U.S. after the assault, and the near-total overhaul of the U.S. economy for war.

Shirley paints a compelling portrait of pre-war American culture: the fashion, the celebrities, the pastimes. And his portrait of America at war is just as vivid: heroism, self-sacrifice, mass military enlistments, national unity and resolve, and the prodigious talents of Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley aimed at the Axis Powers, as well as the more troubling price-controls and rationing, federal economic takeover, and censorship.

Featuring colorful personalities such as Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and General Douglas MacArthur,December 1941 highlights a period of profound change in American government, foreign and domestic policy, law, economics, and business, chronicling the developments day by day through that singular and momentous month.

December 1941 features surprising revelations, amusing anecdotes, and heart-wrenching stories, and also explores the unique religious and spiritual dimension of a culture under assault on the eve of Christmas. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the closest thing to war for the Americans was uncoordinated, mediocre war games in South Carolina. Less than thirty days later, by the end of December 1941, the nation was involved in a pitched battle for the preservation of its very way of life, a battle that would forever change the nation and the world.

Endorsements:

"Craig Shirley'sDecember 1941is a riveting narrative history of America in the crucible of the Second World War. A real page turner. Highly recommended."?Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University andNew York Timesbestseller ofThe Wilderness Warrior

"As ever, Craig Shirley has given us a compulsively readable history of great sweep and startling detail. The month in 1941 he has chosen to chronicle did indeed change the way we live now, the way we will live as long as liberty is the organizing principle and animating spirit of America." ?Jon Meacham, best-selling author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston

"Fascinating way to experience the look and the feel, the reactions and the emotion, the strategy, and the painful surprises of those 31 days."-National Review

"It is terrific . . . tremendous report on that decisive month which changed America and the world."-Newt Gingrich
"The book also reveals . . . blockbuster historical moment[s]. Shirley. . . takes a new tack in his book about Pearl Harbor. Instead of just writing how it all went down, his book attempts to give readers a feel for how the country felt 70 years ago. He accomplishes that by providing anecdotal information from nearly 2,000 newspapers and magazines." -US News & World Report

"Craig Shirley, known for creating a you-are-there atmosphere in his earlier books about Ronald Reagan's 1976 and 1980 presidential campaigns, has done it again. This account shows
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Nonfiction.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 633-640).
Description
Chronicles the decisive month in American history, where the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor facilitated the entrance of the United States into World War II, and details the economic, social, and political climate of the country during that time.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Shirley, C. (2011). December 1941: 31 days that changed America and saved the world. Nashville, Tenn., Thomas Nelson.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Shirley, Craig. 2011. December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World. Nashville, Tenn., Thomas Nelson.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Shirley, Craig, December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World. Nashville, Tenn., Thomas Nelson, 2011.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Shirley, Craig. December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World. Nashville, Tenn., Thomas Nelson, 2011.

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