The war against the vets : the World War I Bonus Army during the Great Depression / Jerome Tuccille.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuccille, Jerome, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bonus Expeditionary Forces.

World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Washington (D.C.).

Protest movements--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

Veterans.

Economic conditions.

Veterans--Political activity.

History.

Protest movements.

Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

Veterans--Political activity--United States--History--20th century.

Veterans--United States--Economic conditions--20th century.

Veterans--Economic conditions.

United States.

Washington (D.C.).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

237 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Lincoln, NE] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2018]

Contents:

Part I. The great march

Making the world safe for democracy and for Wall Street

From a roar to a whimper

A motorcycle cop rides to the rescue

American-style fascism descends on Washington

An unholy alliance

The smell of revolution in the air

Glassford's Frankenstein monster rears his ugly head

The death march upstages the BEF

Khaki shirts take on the reds

Part II. Blitzkrieg

An American Caesar crosses the Anacostia

Flames light up the night

Hoover pays the price for his incompetence

The vets march once again

Part III. The big blow

The island of bones

Paradise lost

The hurricane makes a direct hit on the camps

The struggle for survival

The cover-up

The vets finally get their money

The battle continues.

Notes:

Place of publication taken from publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781612349336

1612349331

OCLC:

1009151833