Home Front U.S.A.: America During World War II, 3rd Edition

Acknowledgments / vii

Preface to the Third Edition / xi

Prologue / 1

Chapter One: The Arsenal of Democracy / 7

The President and Mobilization / 7

Industrial Mobilization / 12

Mobilization and the Business Community / 16

Mobilization and the Workforce / 20

Mobilization and Money / 25

Conclusion / 28

Chapter Two: American Society at War / 30

Mood and Morale / 31

Campaigns and Popular Change / 37

Shortages and Controls / 43

Wartime Dislocation / 49

Conclusion / 55

Chapter Three: Outsiders and Ethnic Groups / 56

Women and the War / 57

African Americans and the Struggle for Equality / 65

Latinos at War / 76

American Indians and the War / 80

Italian Americans under Attack / 82

Chinese Americans in the Conflict / 83

Japanese Americans: Civilian Casualties of War / 84

American Jews and the War / 88

Conclusion / 90

Chapter Four: The Politics of War / 91

The Elections of 1940 and 1942 / 92

The Elections of 1944 / 96

The Impact of the Conservative Coalition / 100

Executive Leadership and Expansion / 105

Harry S. Truman / 108

Conclusion / 110

Epilogue / 111

Bibliographical Essay / 116

Index / 131

Illustrations and Photographs follow page 20