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Saving Europe : First World War relief and American identity / Tammy M. Proctor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Proctor, Tammy M., 1968- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief--United States.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief--Europe.
- Humanitarian assistance, American--Europe--History--20th century.
- Humanitarian assistance, American.
- Reconstruction (1914-1939).
- United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Europe.
- Europe--Foreign relations--United States.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (356 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- 'First we crushed our enemy, then saved him from starvation,' Walter Cronkite intoned in a 1963 episode of the CBS television series The Twentieth Century. Designed to commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of US aid to Europe during World War I, the episode explained that the American military had 'crushed' other nations in both world wars, a violence described as a necessary corrective in order to subsequently unleash 'the spirit of the American people'. This humanitarian 'spirit' manifested as material relief not only to friend but also to former foe. With only a small commentary on the ingratitude of some recipients, the documentary emphasised for Americans their unique role in global peacekeeping and prosperity, functioning as a global patriarch. This book offers a transnational history of American aid and intervention in Europe between 1914 and 1924.
- Contents:
- Belgium : entering the fray
- France : rebuilding Europe
- Austria : saving the children
- Germany : friends and enemies
- Poland : Americanizing abroad
- Europe : defining and defending western civilization.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on December 3, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9780197584392
- 019758439X
- 9780197584378
- 0197584373
- 9780197584385
- 0197584381
- OCLC:
- 1474687957
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