The Mobilization of the United States in World War II: How the Government, Military and Industry Prepared for War

by V.R. Cardozier

Book Overview

As Hitler prepared for and then carried out his assault on Western Europe in the late 1930s through 1941, the U.S. military was severely undermanned; the army was ranked only 19th worldwide in size. For the most part the American public followed an isolationist line, feeling that Hitler's aggression was a European problem that did not affect the United States.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 abruptly ended America's isolation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786477431
• ISBN13: 9780786477432
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher