Book Review: December 1941 by Craig Shirley
December 1941: The Month That Changed America and Saved the World written by Craig Shirley Nelson, Thomas, Inc. 2011 ISBN13: 9781595554574 656 p. Grades 9 and up Reviewed from e-book copy provided by BookSneeze for free. All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book provided for honest review. BLURB : 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...