The period between World Wars I and II was a time of turbulent
political change, with suffragists, labor radicals, demagogues, and
other voices clamoring to be heard. One group of activists that has
yet to be closely examined by historians is World War I veterans.
Mining the papers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the
American Legion (AL), Stephen R. Ortiz reveals that veterans
actively organized in the years following the war to claim state
benefits (such as pensions and bonuses), and strove to articulate a
role for themselves as a distinct political bloc during the New
Deal era.
Beyond the Bonus March and GI Bill is unique in its treatment of
World War I veterans as significant political actors during the
interwar period. Ortiz's study reinterprets the political origins
of the "Second" New Deal and Roosevelt's electoral triumph of 1936,
adding depth not only to our understanding of these events and the
political climate surrounding them, but to common perceptions of
veterans and their organizations. In describing veteran politics
and the competitive dynamics between the AL and the VFW, Ortiz
details the rise of organized veterans as a powerful interest group
in modern American politics.
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