{"product_id":"december-1941-31-days-that-changed-america-and-saved-the-world-9781595555823","title":"December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was largely focused on the war in Europe, but when planes dropped out of a clear blue sky and bombed the American naval base and aerial targets in Hawaii, everything changed in an instant. \u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e takes you into the moment-by-moment ordeal of a nation waking to war. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author Craig Shirley celebrates the American spirit while reconstructing the events that called it to shine with rare and piercing light. Shirley puts readers on the ground and the thick of the action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelying on daily news reports from around the country and recently declassified government papers, Shirley sheds light on the crucial diplomatic exchanges leading up to the attack, the policies on the internment of Japanese people living in the U.S. after the assault, and the near-total overhaul of the U.S. economy to prepare for war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShirley paints a compelling portrait of pre-war American culture--from the fashion and the celebrities to common pastimes. His portrait of America at war is just as vivid, highlighting: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe surge in heroism, self-sacrifice, mass military enlistments, and national unity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe prodigious talents of Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubling price-controls and rationing, federal economic takeover, and censorship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing colorful personalities including Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and General Douglas MacArthur, \u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e highlights a period of profound change in American government, foreign and domestic policy, law, economics, and business, chronicling the developments day by day through that singular and momentous month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e features surprising revelations, amusing anecdotes, and heart-wrenching stories, and also explores the unique religious and spiritual dimension of a culture under assault on the eve of Christmas. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the closest thing to war for the Americans was uncoordinated, mediocre war games in South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess than thirty days later, by the end of December 1941, the nation was involved in a battle for the preservation of its very way of life--a battle that would forever change the nation and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShirley, Craig:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCraig Shirley is the author of four critically praised bestsellers about Ronald Reagan, \u003cem\u003eReagan's Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRendezvous with Destiny, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cem\u003eLast Act, and Reagan Rising\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. His book \u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e appeared multiple times on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller list. Shirley is chairman of Shirley \u0026amp; Banister Public Affairs and is a widely sought-after speaker and commentator. The Visiting Reagan Scholar at Eureka College, Shirley is on the Board of Governors of the Reagan Ranch and lectures frequently at the Reagan Library, and he has written extensively for Newsmax, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Examiner\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTownhall\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBreitbart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNational Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLifeZette\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCNS\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. Considered one of the foremost public intellectuals on the history of conservatism in America, Shirley also wrote \u003cem\u003eMary Ball Washington: The Untold Story of George Washington's Mother\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the People's Choice Award from the Library of Virginia. He is now working on \u003cem\u003eThe Search for Reagan\u003c\/em\u003e and an examination of the Donald Trump presidency titled \u003cem\u003eAmerican Prometheus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662517932306,"sku":"9781595555823","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6dc5f9f8-ce91-4dfa-a764-788dac99f028.jpg?v=1733527094","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/december-1941-31-days-that-changed-america-and-saved-the-world-9781595555823","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}