Kansas and Kansans in World War I: Service at Home and Abroad

Kansas and Kansans in World War I: Service at Home and AbroadDescription By Blake Andrew Watson Paperback When president Woodrow Wilson spoke in Topeka on February 2, 1916, in favor of a stronger military, he faced skepticism and outright opposition from many Kansas residentsincluding Governor Arthur Capper and University of Kansas chancellor Frank Strong. But when war against Germany was declared two months later, Kansans joined forces to lend support in money and manpower. In Kansas and Kansans in World War

Storm of Steel illuminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war

only one week before the armistice

and in addition to shedding new light on the subjects

This poster features a reproduction of the 1918 United War Work Campaign poster

Let 'Er Buck

Paramilitary formations were prominent in this continuation of the war

Peppered with bullets and black magic

It was then that the design of one of the first tanks was born: MARK I (Male) number C

the youngest colonel in the American Expeditionary Forces and the first national commander of the American Legion

Encouraged by the French Government America promised to build no less than 22

In the chaos of a sinking ship

By Gemma Liviero