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A comprehensive history of how women of the United States served their country during the First World War.
Interweaving personal stories with historical photos and background, this lively account documents the history of the more than 40,000 women who served in relief and military duty during World War I. Through personal interviews and excerpts from diaries, letters, and memoirs, Lettie Gavin relates poignant stories of women’s wartime experiences and provides a unique perspective on their progress in military service. American Women in World War I captures the spirit of these determined patriots and their times for every reader and will be of special interest to military, women’s, and social historians.
“Gavin draws from the full range of possible sources for this excellent volume. The number of American women who served in World War I ran into the tens of thousands… . [T]hey overcame sexism, racism, bureaucratic inertia, shells, gas, the Spanish influenza, long hours, short rations, and poor quarters to accomplish a prodigious amount of work… . Highly recommendable. ” ―Booklist
“Gavin has assembled a comprehensive, awe-inspiring record of the indomitable spirit of women. Amidst shells, fire, chemical warfare, raw winter cold, and all the gruesome realities of war, women served “over there” in ways which have been lost in representations of the Great War. ” ―Register, Women in Military Service to America
“Gavin does an outstanding job of sparking a new interest in the contributions of women during World War I. This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of that conflict. ” ―The Journal of America’s Military Past
© 2020 University Press of Colorado (E-bog): 9781607321132
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E-bog: 27. april 2020
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