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The last days of innocence : America at war, 1917-1918 / Meirion and Susie Harries.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harries, Meirion, 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--United States.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 573 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, ©1997.
- Summary:
- Explores America's military performance during nineteen months of war with Germany in 1917 and 1918. Includes how the mobilization affected daily life at home as well as the performance of the military in Europe.
- Contents:
- Prologue: Forgotten Sacrifice
- pt. 1. Forced Toward Armageddon
- pt. 2. Building the Army
- pt. 3. Mobilizing the Nation
- pt. 4. The Winter Crisis
- pt. 5. Into Battle
- pt. 6. The End of Innocence
- pt. 7. The Reality of War
- pt. 8. The Death of Innocents
- pt. 9. Losing the Peace
- Epilogue: The Cost.
- Participant:
- WJC Memorial to Jane Noonan class of 1944.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-560) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Harries, Meirion, 1951- Last days of innocence.
- ISBN:
- 0679418636
- 9780679418634
- OCLC:
- 34690882
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- Publisher description
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