1941: Fighting the Shadow War, a Divided America in a World at War

Placeholder author icon
By Marc Wortman *87

Published May 3, 2016

1941: Fighting the Shadow War, a Divided America in a World at War explores the little-known history of America’s clandestine involvement in World War II before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Mark Wortman *87 explains how before that day, America had been involved in a shadow war, with Franklin Delano Roosevelt concocting ingenious ways to come to England’s aid without breaking the Neutrality Acts.

Paw in print

Image
Tod Williams ’65 *67 stands in front of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Latest Issue

July 2026

Architect Tod Williams ’65 *67 reflects on the Obama Presidential Center; rain and revelry at Reunions.