The home front and war in the twentieth century : the American experience in comparative perspective : proceedings of the Tenth Military History Symposium, 20-22 October 1982

Front......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
In Memorian: Maj Donald Backlund......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
Twenty-fifth Harmon Memorial Lecture in Military History......Page 17
United Against American Culture and Society During World War II......Page 19
Session I: The Quest for National Unity in the Great War......Page 33
Introductory Remarks by the Chairman......Page 36
For King and Kaiser: British and German Mobilization in WW I......Page 38
Rallying Americans for War: 1917-1918......Page 61
The Collapse of the Central Powers in WW I: The Case of Austria Hungry......Page 71
Commentary......Page 81
Discussion and Comments......Page 85
Concluding Remarks......Page 91
Session II: The Sinews of War: Economic Mobilization in WWII......Page 93
Introductory Remarks by the Chairman......Page 95
Some Aspects of German Mobilization Under the National Socialist Regime......Page 97
Warfare and Power Relations in American: Mobilizing the WW II Economy......Page 105
Commentary......Page 125
Discussion and Comments......Page 133
Banquet Address: Hollywood Goes To War......Page 137
Session III: Social Effects of Total War......Page 139
Introductory Remarks by the Chairman......Page 141
Total War and Social Change in Great Britain and Other European Countries......Page 144
American Blacks in WW II: Rethinking the Military-Watershed Hypothesis......Page 161
War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things: Reflections on the Impact of Total War on Women......Page 170
Commentary......Page 184
Discussion and Comments......Page 190
Concluding Remarks......Page 195
Session IV: Limited War and the Problem of Hearts and Minds the Home Front......Page 197
Introductory Remarks by the Chairman......Page 199
Keeping Algeria French: The War on the Home Front......Page 201
A Comment on the Vietnam Crisis in America: Tet 1968......Page 211
Commentary......Page 216
Discussion and Comments......Page 220
Summary......Page 227
Introductory Remarks......Page 229
Beyond the Battlefield......Page 230
Notes......Page 237
Participants......Page 264
A......Page 279
B......Page 281
C......Page 283
D-E......Page 284
F......Page 285
G......Page 286
H......Page 287
I-J......Page 288
K-L......Page 289
M......Page 290
N......Page 291
O-P......Page 293
R-S......Page 295
T-U......Page 297
W......Page 298
X-Z......Page 301