{"product_id":"war-against-war-the-american-fight-for-peace-19141918-9781476705903","title":"War Against War: The American Fight for Peace  1914-1918","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe untold story of the movement that came close to keeping the United States out of the First World War.  This book is about the Americans who tried to stop their nation from fighting in one of historys most destructive wars and then were hounded by the government when they refused to back down. In the riveting War Against War  Michael Kazin brings us into the ranks of the largest  most diverse  and most sophisticated peace coalition up to that point in US history.  They came from a variety of backgrounds: wealthy and middle and working class  urban and rural  white and black  Christian and Jewish and atheist. They mounted street demonstrations and popular exhibitions  attracted prominent leaders from the labor and suffrage movements  ran peace candidates for local and federal office  and founded new organizations that endured beyond the cause. For almost three years  they helped prevent Congress from authorizing a massive increase in the size of the US armya step advocated by ex-president Theodore Roosevelt.  Soon after the end of the Great War  most Americans believed it had not been worth fighting. And when its bitter legacy led to the next world war  the warnings of these peace activists turned into a tragic prophecyand the beginning of a surveillance state that still endures today. War Against War is a dramatic account of a major turning point in the history of the United States and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648325574709,"sku":"ByrdShop_1476705909","price":21.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781476705903.jpg?v=1781715700","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/war-against-war-the-american-fight-for-peace-19141918-9781476705903","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}