Pershing's crusaders : the American soldier in World War I /

"The most systematic, comprehensive, detailed, and up-to-date study yet published of the experiences, daily life, and representative attitudes of the American soldier (Army & Marine) in World War I. It will be a seminal source for anyone interested in the World War I-era American army and/o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, Ã2017.
Colección:Modern war studies.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, American.
Soldiers > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front > Sources.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental > Sources.
Armed Forces > Military life
Military campaigns
Soldiers
United States > Armed Forces > Military life > History > 20th century.
United States
Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
History
Personal narratives > American
Sources
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Pershing's Crusaders: The American Soldiers of the Great War
  • 2. "I Want You for the U.S. Army": Motivations, Joining Up, and Conscription
  • 3. "Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning": Life in Training Camps
  • 4. Learning "The Savage Game": Training in the United States
  • 5. Of "Canned Willie," "Slum," and Hard Bread: The Doughboy's Food
  • 6. Of "Tin Hats," "Little Tanks," and Entrenching Tools: The Doughboy's Clothing and Equipment
  • 7. Be It Ever So Humble: The Doughboys' Shelter
  • 8. "Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France": Life on Board a Ship for France
  • 9. "The French They Have Their Customs Rare, Parlez-Vous": The Doughboys and the French and British People
  • 10. Of Trench Guns, Sho-Shos, and Trench Knives: The Doughboy's Weapons
  • 11. "Oh, the Army, the Army, the Democratic Army ... the Jews, the Wops, the Dutch and Irish Cops": Ethnic Soldiers and African-Americans in the AEF
  • 12. The Ninety-Day Wonders and Sam Brownes: The Officers and NCOs of the AEF
  • 13. After England Failed: Tommies, Poilus, and the American Soldiers
  • 14. Harsh Schoolmasters, Devious Huns, and Dejected Prisoners: The Doughboys and the German Soldiers Meet
  • 15. Training and Trenches in France
  • 16. "Mother, Take Down Your Service Flag, Your Son's in the S.O.S.": Life in the Services of Supply and the Rear Area
  • 17. "How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm, after They've Seen Paree?": Sex, Sin, and Temptation in the AEF
  • 18. "Sky Pilots," "Holy Joes," and the Doughboy's Religion
  • 19. The Longest Hours: Preparing for Battle
  • 20. The Big Show: The Doughboy in Combat
  • 21. "The Cavalry, the Artillery, the Lousy Engineers": The Artillerymen, Tankers, Combat Engineers, and Signalmen in Battle
  • 22. Restless Young Men with Guns: Morale and Discipline
  • 23. CC Pills, Going West, and the Hen-Flew-End-Ways: The Sick, the Wounded, and the Dead
  • 24. "And We'll All Go Back 'Cause It's Over, Over Here": The Armistice, Occupation Duty, and Returning Home.

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