Farago, Ladislas, (Editor), and Gittler, L F. (Assistant Editor)
New York: Committee for National Morale, 1941. Second Edition. Second Printing. Spiral bound Wraps. [6], 155, [3] pages. Wraps. Bibliography. Some pencil notes in margins. Front cover separated but present and covers worn. Errata sheet present! Bookplate inside front cover. The Committee for National Morale was a United States presidential advisory committee for the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, organized to analyze the nation's overall morale during World War II, study propaganda efforts by the Axis powers, and recommend appropriate strategies in response. Members included notable journalists, anthropologists, psychologists, including George Gallup, Margaret Mead, Gordon Allport, Ruth Benedict, Hadley Cantril, Leonard Doob, Erik Erikson, Erich Fromm, and Geoffrey Gorer. Preface by Arthur Upham Pope. Survey Part I: Examination and Critique of Past Wars. Survey Part II: Psychology in Total War. This Part includes sections on Mobilization of German Psychology, Psychological Problems of Leadership, Selecting and Testing of Personnel, Psychology of Military Life and Psychology of Combat. Survey Part III is on German Psychological Warfare. There is a section on American Influences on German Military Psychology, followed by charts. Prof. Young follows with What is to be Learned From This Survey. Last is a substantial Bibliography (pages 90-155). This work was produced with the cooperation of Prof. Gordon W. Allport (Harvard), Dr. John G. Beebe-Center (Harvard), Prof. Edwin G. Boring (Harvard), Dr. Floyd I. Ruch (University of Southern California), and Dr. Stanley S. Stevens (Harvard). Prof. Kimball Young (Queens College) authored the Interpretive Summary. More