Working Americans, 1880-2015. Volume V, Americans at war / by Scott Derks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Derks, Scott, author.

Series:

Working Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--United States--History.

Working class.

Labor--United States--History.

Labor.

Occupations--United States--History.

Occupations.

Social classes--United States--History.

Social classes.

Immigrants--Employment--United States--History.

Immigrants.

War and society--United States.

War and society.

United States--History, Military.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 685 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume examines the lives of Americans during wartime, including declared conflicts, one-time military actions, protests, and preparations for war. For each decade, several personal profiles tell the stories of civilians, soldiers, and officers.

Contents:

Working Americans 1880-2015, Volume V: Americans At War ; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; Preface ; 1880-1899 ; 1891 Profile: The Indian Wars ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Fort Buford, North Dakota ; Historical Snapshot: 1890-1891 ; 1898 Profile: The Spanish-American War: Tampa ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Tampa, Florida ; Historical Snapshot: 1898 ; 1898 Profile: The Spanish-American War: Cuba ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; The Emergence of the U.S. Navy ; 1899 News Feature ; 1900-1909 ; 1900 Profile: The Boxer Rebellion ; Life at Home

Life at Work Life in the Community: Peking, China ; Historical Snapshot: 1900 ; 1901 Profile: The Philippine Insurrection ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Manila, The Philippines ; Historical Snapshot: 1901 ; 1903 Profile: The Liberation of Panama ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Panama ; Historical Snapshot: 1903 ; 1904 News Feature ; 1910-1919 ; 1916 Profile: Mexican Wars ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Mexico ; Historical Snapshot: 1916 ; 1918 Profile: World War I: France ; Life at Home ; Life at Work

American Involvement in World War I Historical Snapshot: 1918 ; 1918 News Feature ; 1919 Profile: World War I: Russia ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Archangel Russia ; Historical Snapshot: 1919 ; 1920-1929 ; 1923 Profile: The Occupation of Haiti ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Haiti ; Historical Snapshot: 1923 ; 1924 News Feature ; 1925 Profile: The Crash of the Shenandoah ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; History of the Shenandoah ; Historical Snapshot: 1925 ; 1927 Profile: Fighting in Nicaragua ; Life at Home ; Life at Work

Life in the Community: Nicaragua Historical Snapshot: 1927 ; 1930-1939 ; 1930 Profile: Protecting American Interests in China ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: China ; Historical Snapshot: 1930 ; 1932 Profile: The Bonus Army Marches on Washington ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Washington, D.C. ; Historical Snapshot: 1932 ; 1937 Profile: Fighting for Peace ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: New London, New Hampshire ; Historical Snapshot: 1937 ; 1939 News Feature ; 1940-1949 ; 1940 News Feature ; 1944 Profile: World War II

Life at Home Life at Work ; Life in the Community: The 8th Air Force in Germany ; Historical Snapshot: 1944 ; 1944 Profile: Fighting with Merrill's Marauders ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Hibbing, Minnesota ; Historical Snapshot: 1944 ; 1947 Profile: Occupied Japan ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Japan ; Historical Snapshot: 1947 ; 1950-1959 ; 1950 News Feature ; 1951 Profile: Aboard A Minesweeper: Korean Waters ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Korea ; Historical Snapshot: 1951 ; 1953 Profile: The Korean War ; Life at Home

Life at Work

Notes:

"A Universal Reference Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 10, 2015).

ISBN:

1-61925-744-0

OCLC:

911044306