The First World War constitutes a point in the history of New York
when its character and identity were challenged, recast and
reinforced. Due to its pre-eminent position as a financial and
trading centre, its role in the conflict was realised far sooner
than elsewhere in the United States. This book uses city, state and
federal archives, newspaper reports, publications, leaflets and the
well-established ethnic press in the city at the turn of the
century to explore how the city and its citizens responded to their
role in the First World War, from the outbreak in August 1914,
through the official entry of the United States in to the war in
1917, and after the cessation of hostilities in the memorials and
monuments to the conflict. The war and its aftermath forever
altered politics, economics and social identities within the city,
but its import is largely obscured in the history of the twentieth
century. This book therefore fills an important gap in the
histories of New York and the First World War.
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