Bücher von Nancy Gentile Ford

During World War I, nearly half a million immigrant draftees from 46 nations served in the US Army. This work explores how the US War Department integrated this diverse group into a united fighting force, and illuminates what it meant for the military to re-examine early-20th-century nativism.

The First World War marked a key turning point in America's involvement on the global stage. Ford examines the multitude of changes that stemmed from America's first major overseas coalition war, including the new selective service process;

This resource provides a wealth of primary documents and commentary on pivotal events of war and peace. Commentary and the text of 70 primary documents expressing a variety of positions on these issues bring to light the complexities of American military conflicts.