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The World War I Reader

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The World War I ReaderThe World War I Reader by Michael S. Neiberg
ISBN: 9780814758335
Published by NYU Press on December 1st 2006
Genres: Military, General
Pages: 375

Len's Summary: Contains documents ranging from official papers to personal diaries, as well as articles and book chapters from written by major scholars. Chapters are arranged chronologically and by theme, and address causes, battlefield leadership, strategies and conditions.

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Beyond the Bonus March and GI Bill: How Veteran Politics Shaped the New Deal Era

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Beyond the Bonus March and GI Bill: How Veteran Politics Shaped the New Deal EraBeyond the Bonus March and GI Bill: How Veteran Politics Shaped the New Deal Era by Stephen R. Ortiz
ISBN: 9780814762684
Published by NYU Press on April 1st 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, Veterans, Literary Criticism, Semiotics & Theory, Psychology, General
Pages: 268

Len's Summary: Closer look at two major American veteran’s organizations The American Legion and The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) helped shape post-WWI politics.

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Civilians in a World at War, 1914-1918

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Civilians in a World at War, 1914-1918Civilians in a World at War, 1914-1918 by Tammy M. Proctor
ISBN: 9780814767153
Published by NYU Press on August 30th 2010
Genres: History, World War I
Pages: 377

Len's Summary: Explores the ways in which civilians around the world coped with our first industrialized conflict.

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Bodies of War: World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919-1933

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Bodies of War: World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919-1933Bodies of War: World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919-1933 by Lisa M. Budreau
ISBN: 9780814725184
Published by NYU Press on November 1st 2011
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, Veterans, 20th Century
Pages: 317

Len's Summary: First published in hardcover in 2009, this book explains how and why the USG took responsibility for the identification, repatriation or reburial and memorialization of war dead. // A serious analysis of the issues surrounding the repatriation of American war dead, the creation of the American Battle Monuments Commission and the Gold Star mother’s pilgrimage. Dr. Budreau is a member of WFA and frequent speaker at our seminars.

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Of Little Comfort: War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War

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Of Little Comfort: War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great WarOf Little Comfort: War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War by Erika Kuhlman
ISBN: 9780814748398
Published by NYU Press on March 19th 2012
Genres: History, United States, 20th Century, Military, Women's Studies
Pages: 235

Len's Summary: Scholarly social history; picking up the pieces in Germany and America after the war; the internationalization of war memorials and memory; changing social views of widows and widowhood.

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