{"product_id":"9781595555823_the-december-1941","title":"The December 1941","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was largely focused on the war in Europe, but when planes dropped out of a clear blue sky and bombed the American naval base and aerial targets in Hawaii, everything changed in an instant. \u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e takes you into the moment-by-moment ordeal of a nation waking to war. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author Craig Shirley celebrates the American spirit while reconstructing the events that called it to shine with rare and piercing light. Shirley puts readers on the ground and the thick of the action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelying on daily news reports from around the country and recently declassified government papers, Shirley sheds light on the crucial diplomatic exchanges leading up to the attack, the policies on the internment of Japanese people living in the U.S. after the assault, and the near-total overhaul of the U.S. economy to prepare for war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShirley paints a compelling portrait of pre-war American culture--from the fashion and the celebrities to common pastimes. His portrait of America at war is just as vivid, highlighting: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe surge in heroism, self-sacrifice, mass military enlistments, and national unity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe prodigious talents of Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubling price-controls and rationing, federal economic takeover, and censorship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing colorful personalities including Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and General Douglas MacArthur, \u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e highlights a period of profound change in American government, foreign and domestic policy, law, economics, and business, chronicling the developments day by day through that singular and momentous month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e features surprising revelations, amusing anecdotes, and heart-wrenching stories, and also explores the unique religious and spiritual dimension of a culture under assault on the eve of Christmas. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the closest thing to war for the Americans was uncoordinated, mediocre war games in South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess than thirty days later, by the end of December 1941, the nation was involved in a battle for the preservation of its very way of life--a battle that would forever change the nation and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Craig Shirley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701376069681,"sku":"9781595555823","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781595555823.jpg?v=1779965366","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781595555823_the-december-1941","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}