| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxiv, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical reference (pages [359]-372) and index. |
| Contents |
Old countries -- Journeys -- Streets of gold -- The weak, the broken, and the mentally crippled -- The world at war -- The army of forty-three languages -- I go where you send me -- July 4, 1918 -- These fought in any case -- The Jews and the Wops and the dirty Irish cops -- The arc of fire -- Breaking the line -- Blanc Mont -- Why should I shoot them? -- Postwar. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Biography.
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Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780061233333 hardcover |
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0061233331 hardcover |
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