
The American Home Front
Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I and World War II
- 272 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The American Home Front
Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I and World War II
About this book
This latest National Defense University military history seeks to broaden the perspective of those who are interested in understanding the effects of the wartime mobilization of American society. Through a comparative analysis of the economic, political, and social results of America's four principal wars, this study reveals the major issues faced by each wartime administration and sketches the consequences of the mobilization policies adopted. As the author, Colonel James L. Abrahamson, U.S. Army, explains, each conflict occurred in unique circumstances, required varied policies, and produced different effects on American institutions. He therefore avoids offering a simplistic list of the expected domestic consequences of any future conflict. Nevertheless, certain common factors, which may inform modern mobilization planners, surface in his analysis of these four wars. The author suggests that if planners are aware of the implications of their mobilization choices, they can better devise effective policies for drawing forth the material and human essentials of victory.
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Table of contents
- Title page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- DEDICATION
- FIGURES AND TABLES
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- THE AUTHOR
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- WAR AND SOCIETY IN AMERICA: SOME QUESTIONS
- 1-THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
- 2-THE CIVIL WAR
- 3-WORLD WAR I
- 4-WORLD WAR II
- WAR AND SOCIETY IN AMERICA: A FEW ANSWERS
- GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS