J Kenneth Brody: 2 books
Crucible of a Generation
How the Attack on Pearl Harbor Transformed America
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Crucible of a Generation tells the story of the fifteen days surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through the pages of eight leading American newspapers. Focusing on publications such as The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, J. Kenneth Brody paints a vivid picture of U.S. political...
The Trial of Pierre Laval
Defining Treason, Collaboration and Patriotism in World War II France
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
In a stunning work combining historical memory, legal ambiguity, and profound issues of justice, J. Kenneth Brody provides a picture of France in World War II that continues to haunt the present. Architect in 1940 of Marshal Petain's Vichy French regime and its prime minister from April 1942 to August...