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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Connole, Dennis A., 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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