Americans in a World at War

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.

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.

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