This captivating collection of first-hand accounts brings to life
the War to End All Wars. It began with an act of terror involving
two European powers. Over the next four years it spread across the
globe and end up claiming the lives of 10 million people. From
soldiers in the trenches to women factory workers, the world's
first total war brought shared experiences and unique challenges to
each of the groups it affected. Personal Perspectives: World War I
offers a unique and unprecedented view of the Great War through the
experiences of its participants - people of all ranks and races.
Focusing on 12 major groups, essays by top international scholars
put readers directly into the lives of victims of gas attacks,
women factory workers, African American soldiers, pacifists,
diplomats, and other groups both on the battlefield and at the home
front. Of interest to both students and nonexperts, the work tells
the stories of soldiers who suffered in the trenches, U-boat and
anti-U-boat personnel, German Americans in the United States, and
women activists like Florence Jaffrey Harriman. workers, readers
will learn why British soldiers in the Netherlands were called
malden robbers, how the YMCA set up huts to care for prisoners in
POW camps, and how efforts to entertain U.S. troops led to the the
largest theatrical enterprise in history.
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