Personal Perspectives: World War I

ISBN 10: 1851095659 / ISBN 13: 9781851095650

Published by ABC-CLIO, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Personal Perspectives: World War I
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851095659
• ISBN 13: 9781851095650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

This captivating collection of first-hand accounts brings to life the "War to End All Wars."

Personal Perspectives: World War I offers a unique and unprecedented view of the Great War through the experiences of its participants―people of all ranks and races. Focusing on 12 major groups, essays by top international scholars put readers directly into the lives of victims of gas attacks, women factory workers, African American soldiers, pacifists, medical personnel, and other groups both on the battlefield and home front.

Of interest to both students and nonexperts, the work tells the stories of soldiers who suffered in the trenches, U-boat and anti–U-boat personnel, German Americans in the United States, and women activists like Florence Jaffrey Harriman. Through the perspectives of commanders, captives, civilians, and social workers, readers will learn why British soldiers in the Netherlands were called "maiden robbers," how the YMCA set up huts to care for prisoners in POW camps, and how efforts to entertain U.S. troops led to the the largest theatrical enterprise in history.

About the Author

Timothy C. Dowling, Ph.D., is assistant professor of history at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA. His published works include ABC-CLIO's Personal Perspectives: World War II.