xvi, 286 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography
Bibliographical references (p. [283]-286).
Contents
Waiting -- The battle for Washington -- Bureaucracies at war -- "Locked in deadly struggle..." -- Boom town -- "Parties for a purpose" -- Press lords and reporters -- Congressional blues -- The strains of the new -- Endings and beginnings.
Summary
A portrait of Washington, D.C. during the days of World War II.
