In the Shadow of War: The United States Since the 1930s

by Michael S. Sherry and Professor Michael S. Sherry

Book Overview

In this magisterial book, a prize-winning historian shows how war has defined modern America. Michael Sherry argues that America's intense preoccupation with war emerged on the eve of World War II, marking a turning point as important as the Revolution, the end of the frontier, and other watersheds in American history. In the sixty years since the war, says Sherry, militarization has reshaped every facet of American life: its politics, economics,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300072635
• ISBN13: 9780300072631
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"