Military History |
Author: Andrew Preston
| Reviewed by: Dr. Michael S. Neiberg, Chair of War Studies, US Army War College
In
Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security, Andrew Preston reveals how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s domestic reforms laid the groundwork for America’s modern national security state. Blending political history with strategic insight, the book uncovers how the New Deal reshaped the US approach to global threats long before World War II. It’s a compelling story of how internal crises forged a new vision of American power on the world stage.
Keywords: national security, New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt, government expansion, American history