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Laia Balcells is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Duke University, North Carolina. Her research explores the determinants of political violence and civil wars, warfare dynamics during conflict, and nationalism and ethnic conflict. She has recently published in journals such as the American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Peace Research, and is recipient of the Harry Frank Guggenheim research grant and the Luebbert Award for Best Article in Comparative Politics from the American Political Science Association.
"Engrossing . . . an absorbing world-wide epic set in [a] pivotal year. . . Wortman’s brisk narrative takes us across nations and oceans with a propulsive vigor that speeds the book along like a good thriller." —Wall Street Journal
"Admirable work . . . superbly depicted." —Winnipeg Free Press
"A wide-ranging examination of America's entry into World War II . . . [Wortman] displays a nice sense of the dramatic scene and a solid ear for telling quotes, and ample documentation gives readers the opportunity to look further into the history. Even readers familiar with the broad history of the era are likely to find new insights and new details of the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that preceded Pearl Harbor. An engaging and well-researched look behind the scenes of an important historic era. Highly recommended." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"In this probing chronicle of that tense year, Wortman illuminates the largely forgotten politics of a time when a fractured America debated the wisdom of joining the Allied cause in WWII. . . . A fascinating narrative of a domestic conflict presaging America’s plunge into global war." —Booklist (starred review)
"Like the rumble of thunder before a storm, Marc Wortman's 1941: Fighting the Shadow War creates a mesmerizing sense of ominous and terrifying foreboding. This is the fascinating story of the global war that most Americans know almost nothing about: the bitter and even deadly struggle pitting American against American as the United States confronted Hitler and Japan before our country's actual entrance into World War II. There were heroes and villains and, as Wortman depicts so richly up to Pearl Harbor, nobody knew who would win." —Nathaniel Philbrick, winner of the National Book Award for In the Heart of the Sea
"Marc Wortman's 1941: Fighting the Shadow War tells the story of America's plunge into World War II in a way that is smart, suspenseful, and full of surprising historical twists. 1941 has the sweep and intimacy of an epic novel and the pace of a military thriller." —Debby Applegate, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher
"With the skills of a mosaicist, Marc Wortman creates a fresh portrait of the most crucial year of the war, when the United States became the 'arsenal of democracy,' when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, and when the nation had its rendezvous with destiny at Pearl Harbor. Wortman brings into a single view both the war abroad and the 'shadow war' at home between supporters and opponents of American intervention, a battle that continued until the end of that tumultuous year." —Susan Dunn, author of 1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler—the Election Amid the Storm
"The story of Mr Roosevelt's Hidden War on Nazi Germany and support of the British effort in 1940-1941 has been told before, of course, but not I think with such verve and delightful panache as in Marc Wortman's new book. Its strength lies in his blend of characters high and low, from FDR and his highest confidantes to a normal family at Pearl Harbor to the U.S. journalists in Berlin as they saw war advancing across Europe and, then, towards America itself. It's a smart book, and a great read." —Paul Kennedy, J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History at Yale University, and author of The Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
"Narrated with panache and a fastidious eye for detail, Wortman’s 1941: Fighting the Shadow War tells how FDR ingeniously helped Churchill by any means he could without breaking the Neutrality Act. Beset by furious, powerful domestic rivalries, who had the country in their grip, they were bested only when Pearl Harbor was attacked. An on-the-edge-of-your-chair thriller." —Geoffrey Wolff, author of The Hard Way Around: The Passages of Joshua Slocum, and most recently A Day at the Beach
Marc Wortman is an independent historian and award-winning freelance journalist. He is the author of two previous books, The Millionaires' Unit: The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power (the inspiration for the prize-winning, feature-length documentary by Humanus Films) and The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta. He has written for many popular publications, including Smithsonian, Vanity Fair, and Town & Country, and his essays and reviews appear frequently on The Daily Beast. He and his family live in New Haven.
“This absorbing collection of World War I letters from France highlights the multiple roles of Alice M. O’Brien―from mechanic and supply truck driver to nurse and canteen worker. One of many unsung U.S. women in the war, the resourceful O’Brien―with her compassion for Allied wounded, capacity for grueling work, and self-deprecating humor―shines through the miseries of war.”
Elizabeth Foxwell, editor, In Their Own Words: American Women in World War I
“The American war effort during the World War is full of stories. And if we’re lucky enough, they are eloquently preserved in the writings of those who lived it. Alice O’Brien, through her charming and detailed letters, shares both a volunteer’s and a woman’s perspective. These reveal insights into the internal motivations, recount adventurous experiences, and demonstrate women’s contributions to U.S. victory in an era before American women had the right to vote. A welcome read.”
Matthew Naylor, President and CEO, National World War I Museum and Memorial
Nancy O'Brien Wagner is a cofounder of Bluestem Heritage Group, which does research, exhibit development, interpretive planning, and project management for historical organizations.
By exploring China's foreign policy toward the Afro-Asian world during the Cold War, Brazinsky has moved the literature on Sino-American relations in a new direction. Scholars have noted the Maoist emphasis on the "intermediate zone," but few have taken it seriously by studying how it influenced Chinese policy.--Lorenz Luthi, McGill University
Winning the Third World is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the Cold War, American foreign policy, and China's foreign relations. Brazinsky's painstaking research, incisive analysis, and fluid narrative reveals the highly consequential Sino-American struggle for prestige and influence in the developing world during the first half of the Cold War.--Thomas J. Christensen, author of The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power
Brazinsky has written a fresh and, indeed, pioneering book on the hot subject of Sino-American relations in the Cold War by concentrating on the previously little-explored area of the two countries' competition in the Third World. This is first-rate scholarship.--Chen Jian, Cornell University
Gregg A. Brazinsky is associate professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University.
Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics—including The Extreme Centre, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome—as well as the novels of the Islam Quintet series and scripts for stage and screen. He is an editor of New Left Review and lives in London.
John Dennis Chasse is professor emeritus of economics at State University of New York, College at Brockport. He has been writing articles about John R. Commons since 1987.
