Pittsburgh in World War I: Arsenal of the Allies

Pittsburgh in World War I: Arsenal of the AlliesDescription by Elizabeth Williams Paperback When the whole of Europe went to war in 1914, Pittsburgh watched the storm clouds gather at home. Yet Pittsburgh was a city of immigrants the large Polish community urged leaders to join the side of the Allies, while German immigrants supported the Central powers. By the time the country entered World War I in 1917, Pittsburghers threw their support into the war effort united as Americans. With over 250

drilling equipment and other ingenious devices in extreme circumstances

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Andrew Robertshaw & Steve Roberts

a century on

and paintings by Canadian war artists

faithfully reproduced

based on virtually all published and unpublished English-language sources

from the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring in 1913 to the death of Hitler in 1945

On the battlefield

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