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World War II. Europe. 1944-45. Across the continental skies, the airmen of America’s 416th Bomb Group find themselves dodging death in the midst of the greatest conflict the world has yet known. But how and why did these brave Americans come to battle? Darwin’s War interweaves the complex interactions of pre-war economic, scientific and political history with the daily lives of the men who courageously served in the 416th. The narrative implicates eugenics, a social-scientific philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary traits through various forms of intervention, in establishing wrong-minded private and public policies that helped direct governments into the conflict. Darwin’s War reveals the role such science played in the assault on religion and race – on both sides of the battlefield. Through policies of a scientifically based society, national leaders around the world galvanized their citizens into becoming Darwinian-Malthusian warriors. By showing these influences on the men who were forced to put their lives in danger, this account exposes the true cost. Yet, after all the sacrifices that Americans and many others have made, the same eugenics-driven agendas continue covertly and threaten us as much as ever.
This far-reaching book covers many topics, including:
- History of the 416th Bomb Group and World War II aviation history
- The role of Charles Darwin’s theories in Social Evolution and how these ideas laid the foundation for Eugenics and ultimately the Holocaust
- Adolph Hitler’s adoption of Sir Francis Galton’s Eugenics theories and how Hitler used them to galvanize the German population, leading to Fascism and the Jewish Holocaust
- The consequences of the scientifically designed society and its need to remove Religion from the population in order for the heartless scientific principles that come with it to succeed
- The role of public and private policy before World War II and how it contributed to the start of the war
- Warfare and Politics, as Franklin Delano Roosevelt navigated the country through the Great Depression with programs like the Civil Conservation Corps and how the coming World War changed America forever
- The sacrifices of men and women around the world who helped defeat the hated-filled ideology of Eugenics, whose foundations are indicative of the science’s heartless realities
Darwin’s War is also available through these online book sellers: BookSurge.com, Alibris.com, Abebooks.com, Booksinprint.com, and Globalbooksinprint.com.
10% of the sale of each book will go to the New England Air Museum A-26 Restoration project of the Reida Rae an A-26 Invader that the 416th Bomb Group flew in World War II.
Some good topics covered–should be interesting reading. . gwp
Dr. Smith:
The website looks good and the book looks interesting. I’m looking forward to reading my own (signed by the author) copy when you come to North Carolina.
All the best,
Bill
The Vanguard School was very lucky to have Dr. Smith speak on Tuesday, October 7th to our 11th and 12th graders. His presentation was both very informative and engaging. What I appreciated most as an instructor of English composition is that he discussed the writing process and such things as, why he wanted to write this book, starting to write and narrowing a topic before he began on the specifics of his book. He is an excellent presenter and extremely knowledgeable on the subject of history.
This is an amazing combination of history and wonderful stories of the heroes that helped to win WWll. I can’t imagine the research that went into making this both an accurate and a fascinating look into history. My compliments to the author!!