Why We Fight: Congress and the Politics of World War II

by Nancy Beck Young

History tells us that World War II united Americans, but as in other conflicts it was soon back to politics as usual. Nancy Beck Young argues that the illusion of cooperative congressional behavior actually masked internecine party warfare over the New Deal. Young takes a close look at Congress during the most consensual war in American history to show how its members fought intense battles over issues ranging from economic regulation to social policies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700619178
• ISBN13: 9780700619177
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"