Americans in a World at War tells the panoramic and often surprising story of seven worldly Americans, their personal histories, their politics, and the paths that led them to board a Pan American Airways seaplane bound for Lisbon in February 1943. When the Yankee Clipper crashed in the Tagus River, it took numerous lives but left a paper trail that leads to a richer, deeper understanding of Americans' diverse global commitments during the first half of the twentieth century as well as how the Second World War would transform those engagements.
Americans in a World at War tells the panoramic and often surprising story of seven worldly Americans, their personal histories, their politics, and the paths that led them to board a Pan American Airways seaplane bound for Lisbon in February 1943. When the Yankee Clipper crashed in the Tagus River, it took numerous lives but left a paper trail that leads to a richer, deeper understanding of Americans' diverse global commitments during the first half of the twentieth century as well as how the Second World War would transform those engagements.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Brooke L. Blower is Associate Professor of History at Boston University. She is the author of the award-winning Becoming Americans in Paris: Transatlantic Politics and Culture between the World Wars (OUP, 2011) as well as the co-editor of The Familiar Made Strange: American Icons and Artifacts after the Transnational Turn and volume 3 of the Cambridge History of America and the World. She is a founding editor of the journal Modern American History.
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* Preface * Cast of Characters * Maps * Note on Names and Language * Introduction: Into the Vortex * Part I: 1914-1920 * 1. Balloon Work: George hopes to fight in France * 2. Autumn Flies: Tamara survives civil war in Ukraine * 3. Blood of the Earth: Harry learns the oil business in Romania * 4. Tramp Trade: Manuel watches the Great War tear Spain apart * Interlude: New York to Bermuda: Sully greets his passengers * Part II: 1920-1939 * 5. Free Lunches: Frank competes in the Amsterdam Olympics * 6. Unfinished People: Tamara struggles in the Bronx * 7. The Silk-Stocking Revolt: George runs for Congress against the New Deal * 8. Twelve Mile River: Ben falls in love with Roosevelt's Washington * 9. Woman and Bird: Tamara finds fame on Broadway * 10. Tea-Time: Frank moves to the Philippines * 11. Stolen Soil: Manuel's schemes reach Mexico and Cuba * Interlude: Bermuda to the Azores: Sully flies past the Point of No Return * Part III: 1939-1942 * 12. Three-Minute Channel: Ben endures the London Blitz * 13. Back to Porridge: Frank contends with the fall of the Netherlands * 14. Ship's Stores: Manuel is arrested for smuggling * 15. Easy Dish: Frank braves the invasion of Java * 16. Red Mississippi: Ben reports from Russia * 17. Hold Your Hats: George joins the army * Interlude: The Azores to Portugal: Sully prepares for arrival * Part IV: 1942-1943 * 18. Patent Denials: Harry manages his company's German ties * 19. Dangerous Acts: Tamara volunteers to entertain troops * 20. The Charter Offer: Manuel makes a bargain * 21. Small Potatoes: Frank broadcasts from Australia * 22. Acid Test: Ben witnesses the Quit India campaign * 23. Hot Questions: George testifies before Congress * Conclusion: A Strange and Frightening World * Appendix: The Yankee Clipper's Last Passenger Manifest * Acknowledgments * Notes * Index
* Preface * Cast of Characters * Maps * Note on Names and Language * Introduction: Into the Vortex * Part I: 1914-1920 * 1. Balloon Work: George hopes to fight in France * 2. Autumn Flies: Tamara survives civil war in Ukraine * 3. Blood of the Earth: Harry learns the oil business in Romania * 4. Tramp Trade: Manuel watches the Great War tear Spain apart * Interlude: New York to Bermuda: Sully greets his passengers * Part II: 1920-1939 * 5. Free Lunches: Frank competes in the Amsterdam Olympics * 6. Unfinished People: Tamara struggles in the Bronx * 7. The Silk-Stocking Revolt: George runs for Congress against the New Deal * 8. Twelve Mile River: Ben falls in love with Roosevelt's Washington * 9. Woman and Bird: Tamara finds fame on Broadway * 10. Tea-Time: Frank moves to the Philippines * 11. Stolen Soil: Manuel's schemes reach Mexico and Cuba * Interlude: Bermuda to the Azores: Sully flies past the Point of No Return * Part III: 1939-1942 * 12. Three-Minute Channel: Ben endures the London Blitz * 13. Back to Porridge: Frank contends with the fall of the Netherlands * 14. Ship's Stores: Manuel is arrested for smuggling * 15. Easy Dish: Frank braves the invasion of Java * 16. Red Mississippi: Ben reports from Russia * 17. Hold Your Hats: George joins the army * Interlude: The Azores to Portugal: Sully prepares for arrival * Part IV: 1942-1943 * 18. Patent Denials: Harry manages his company's German ties * 19. Dangerous Acts: Tamara volunteers to entertain troops * 20. The Charter Offer: Manuel makes a bargain * 21. Small Potatoes: Frank broadcasts from Australia * 22. Acid Test: Ben witnesses the Quit India campaign * 23. Hot Questions: George testifies before Congress * Conclusion: A Strange and Frightening World * Appendix: The Yankee Clipper's Last Passenger Manifest * Acknowledgments * Notes * Index
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