Total War and the Law: The American Home Front in World War IIDaniel R. Ernst, Victor Jew Bloomsbury Academic, 2002 M12 30 - 248 pages Now, more than ever, we need to avoid nostalgia in thinking about the Good War. This collection of essays reveals some of the challenges that Americans' commitment to the rule of law faced during the Second World War. As a total war, World War II required an unprecedented mobilization of society and growth of the federal government. The American state survived as a government of laws, not men, but in a very different form than its prewar counterpart. Using examples from the war era, this study demonstrates that major wars can imperil and transform one of our most deeply held values, the notion that public officials are constructed by law. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Extrajudicial Activity | 19 |
Sabotage Treason and Military Tribunals in World | 43 |
Copyright | |
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