Personal Perspectives: World War I (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781851095650)

This captivating collection of first-hand accounts brings to life the "War to End All Wars."

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, medical personnel, and other groups both on the battlefield and 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. Through the perspectives of commanders, captives, civilians, and social workers, readers will learn why British soldiers in the Netherlands were called "maiden 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.

Author: Timothy C. Dowling
ISBN-10: 1851095659
ISBN-13: 9781851095650
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2005
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.73lbs
Size: 10.26h x 7.26w x 1.08d

Review Citation(s):
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2007 pg. 105
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2007 pg. 211