num_pages: 645
description: December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World traces day-by-day the most important 31 days in the history of America's participation in WWII which snuffed out the lives of millions and changed history forever. From December 1 1941 until the morning of December 7 1941 America was at peace and-with the exception of the stubborn and persistent high unemployment of the Great Depression-was a relatively happy country. By the afternoon of the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor America was a radically changed country forever. Its isolationist impulses evaporated and both major political parties became more or less internationalist. The month also introduced food and gas rationing Victory Gardens scrap drives a military draft and the conversion of Detroit into an arsenal of democracy. From the moment of America's entry into World War II people of all kinds but mostly women looking for work flooded into the city. Instant apartment buildings sprang up as did eating and drinking salons all to the advantage of the massive increase in spending generated by the federal government. December 1941 is a fascinating and meticulously researched look at the American home front-her people faith economy government and culture-during a month that radically changed the American way of life.
language: English
title: December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World
publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc