# Why We Fought

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- Book: [Why We Fought](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-b-westbrook/why-we-fought) ([Why We Fought.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-b-westbrook/why-we-fought.md))
- Authors: [Robert B. Westbrook](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-b-westbrook)
- Publisher: smithsonian_books
- ISBN: 978-15-8834-295-9
- Pages: 166
- Published: 2010-07-06
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Why We Fought is a timely and provocative analysis that examines why Americans really chose to sacrifice and commit themselves to World War II. Unlike other depictions of the patriotic “greatest...