Hardcover, no dustcover, first printing 1940 edition. Stamp inside front cover, light fading along spine. The book compiles the views of various figures, including Quincy Wright, Charles Seymour, Barry Bingham, and Henry Sloane Coffin, along with a status of the situation by the President of the United States as reprinted from his public addresses. The book was printed during the period of increasing global tension leading up to World War II and reflects the debate within the United States at the time regarding its role in the conflict.