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Over There: The United States In The Great War, 1917 - 1918
Over There The United States In The Great War 1917 1918 Author:Byron Farwell In the spring of 1917, when the United States finally declared war on Germany, British and French armies were totally exhausted, the Western Front was practically undefended, and Lenin was arriving in Moscow on the heels of the Russian Revolution, vowing to make peace with Germany. Farwell's vivid and informed narrative covers all phases of the ... more »American effort, from the home front, where the war introduced rapid technical and social changes that were difficult to absorb, to the desperate encounters along the front lines where American troops proved their valor and altered the course of the war. With its fresh look at the Great War, this book paints a memorable picture of the intense national experience whereby America came of age in the twentieth century. "It's hard to imagine a better, and better-written, tale of the US's first military venture on European soil." (Kirkus Reviews)« less