Bücher von David M. (Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Kennedy

The Great War of 1914-1918 left a residue of disruption and disillusion that confronted the United States with one of the most wrenching crises in the nation's history. This is a discussion of the impact of World War I on American society. This edition includes an afterword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author David M Kennedy.

Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. This volume tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of the unprecedented calamaties of World War II.

On October 24, 1929, America met the greatest economic devastation it had ever known. In this first installment of his Pulitzer Prize- winning Freedom from Fear, Kennedy tells how America endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of that unprecedented calamity.