Why We Fight: Congress and the Politics of World War II
- ISBN-10
- 0700619178
- ISBN-13
- 9780700619177
- Series
- Why We Fight
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 366
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Author
- Nancy Beck Young
Description
A study of Congress at the crossroads between the New Deal and the postwar era, showing that the wartime political dynamic established the dominant patterns for national politics through the remainder of the century. Reveals that moderates, not conservatives, determined the outcomes in key policy debates and examines how compromises were reached.
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