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Bodies of war : World War I and the politics of commemoration in America, 1919-1933 /

The United States lost thousands of troops during World War I, and the government gave next-of-kin a choice about what to do with their fallen loved ones: ship them home for burial or leave them permanently in Europe, in makeshift graves that would be eventually transformed into cemeteries in France...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Budreau, Lisa M. (Lisa Mary), 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The United States lost thousands of troops during World War I, and the government gave next-of-kin a choice about what to do with their fallen loved ones: ship them home for burial or leave them permanently in Europe, in makeshift graves that would be eventually transformed into cemeteries in France, Belgium, and England. World War I marked the first war in which the United States government and military took full responsibility for the identification, burial, and memorialization of those killed in battle, and as a result, the process of burying and remembering the dead became intensely politi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 317 pages :) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814789803
0814789803