Schneider, Carl J

Examines the events of World War II, as well as the years immediately before and after the conflict, as experienced by Americans, featuring firsthand accounts from letters, speeches, and newspaper articles, with introductory essays and a chronology.

Contains excerpts from memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers, speeches, advertisements, and other primary sources that provide eyewitness reports on the America's role in World War II, and features introductory essays, chronologies, period illustrations and photographs, and brief biographies of key individuals.