Remembering World War I in America

Remembering World War I in AmericaDescription By Kimberly J Lamay Licursi Paperback Poised to become a significant player in the new world order, the United States truly came of age during and after World War I. Yet many Americans think of the Great War simply as a precursor to World War II. Americans, including veterans, hastened to put experiences and memories of the war years behind them, reflecting a general apathy about the war that had developed during the 1920s and 1930s and

Kansas Citians lived in a manner worthy of a place called Paris of the Plains

a village seventy kilometers away

and in the following year in the Second Balkans War

and airfield locations in order to protect the identities of the persons involved and to thwart inquiry

Drawing on rich source materials

At the Dawn of Airpower: The U

by Victor Daly

Drawing upon rarely used local draft board reports

Firemen and other volunteers were powerless to stop the destruction as it devastated the Morgan-South Amboy area and terrified the surrounding region

Despite this

the country's first international aid program was bringing moral advice about food conservation into kitchens around the country

Beyond the shifting fortunes of the battlefield