WORLD WAR I NEW MEXICO

Cillis, Ph. D., Daniel R.,

ISBN 10: 1467135313 / ISBN 13: 9781467135313

Published by The History Press, Charleston, SC, 2017

About this Item

6 x 9, 128 pgs, b&w historical photos. In 1917, five years after New Mexico received its statehood, the United States entered World War I. With border tensions festering between Mexico and the United States, Germany attempted unsuccessfully to secure Mexico's allegiance with its Zimmermann Telegram. More than sixteen thousand New Mexicans joined the military, while civilians supported from the home front. Groups like the Knights of Columbus, YMCA and the Salvation Army, as well as Governor W.E Lindsey's New Mexico Council of Defense, raised military funding. The author recounts the Land of Enchantment's influence on World War I from its beginning through the 1918 Armistice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: WORLD WAR I NEW MEXICO
• Publisher: The History Press, Charleston, SC
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467135313
• ISBN 13: 9781467135313
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In 1917, five years after New Mexico received its statehood, the United States entered World War I. With border tensions festering between Mexico and the United States, Germany attempted unsuccessfully to secure Mexico's allegiance with its Zimmermann Telegram. More than sixteen thousand New Mexicans joined the military, while civilians supported from the home front. Groups like the Knights of Columbus, YMCA and the Salvation Army, as well as Governor W.E. Lindsey's New Mexico Council of Defense, raised military funding. Author Daniel R. Cillis recounts the Land of Enchantment's influence on World War I from its beginning through to the 1918 Armistice.

About the Author

Dr. Daniel R. Cillis is a professor at Molloy College in New York, where he teaches leadership and management courses. He has also taught at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Cillis is the author of two historical novels: Water Damage, about Germany's secret war against the United States, and Statehood of Affairs, about New Mexico statehood and Southwest border issues. He has appeared on Good Day New Mexico and was featured in the Albuquerque Journal, the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Rio Rancho Observer. Dr. Cillis served in the U.S. Army, strategic communications command, with top-secret and NATO security clearances. He lives in New York and in New Mexico.