A brisk, critical look at America’s early war effort, revealing how governance and coordination shaped the outcome.
Washington’s Nine Months at War scrutinizes how national planning, shipping, and industrial decisions influenced U.S. mobilization in 1917. It argues that without centralized leadership and clear authority, even strong efforts could fail to translate into results, delaying victory and risking the war’s outcome.
- An examination of the Council of National Defense and War Industries Board
- Discussion of why “coordination” often fell short of true unity
- Examples of missed opportunities to apply foreign experience and centralized planning
- Considerations of how organizational structure affected supply, shipping, and production
Ideal for readers of wartime history and policy analysis who want insight into the challenges of organizing a nation for war.