THE YEAR OF PERIL: America in 1942

The Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism. In 1942, however, after a series of defeats in the Pacific and the struggle to establish a beachhead on the European front, America seemed to be on the brink of defeat and was beginning to splinter from within, and in this provocative volume Campbell explores this precarious moment. 16 pages of photos.