America's "foreign legion" : immigrant soldiers in the Great War /

"Immigrant American soldiers played an important role in World War I. Matthew Guerra (the author's great uncle) immigrated to America from Italy around age 12. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 and shipped to France, where he joined the 58th Infantry Regiment of the 4th "Ivy&q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Connole, Dennis A., 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Temas:
Guerra, Matthew.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 58th > History.
United States. > Army > Biography.
États-Unis. > Army > Biographies.
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 58th.
1918
Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
Bataille de l'Argonne, France, 1918.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Soldiers.
France.
United States.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Immigrant American soldiers played an important role in World War I. Matthew Guerra (the author's great uncle) immigrated to America from Italy around age 12. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 and shipped to France, where he joined the 58th Infantry Regiment of the 4th "Ivy" Division. Wounded by shrapnel, the 22-year-old died"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 240 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476634678
147663467X

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