PositiveLibrary JournalHistorian Klingaman...deftly navigates the ensuing roller-coaster of unease and complacency that characterized home front sentiments during the first year of U.S. involvement in World War II. Addressing xenophobia and the sparks of race riots to rationing systems and women entering the workforce, Klingaman weaves news stories, diary entries, and other contemporary sources to paint a picture of the American psyche at a time when war suddenly became very real, yet still somehow distant for those not living on the seaboards ... This thoroughly researched and accessible text will prove elucidating to anyone curious about social history, World War II, or the rhetoric of a country in crisis.
