| Edition |
First HarperLuxe edition. |
| Description |
xxxi, 587 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [551]-587). |
| Contents |
Twelve who served -- 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? |
| Summary |
"Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
GMD: text (large print). |
| 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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Large type books.
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| ISBN |
9780061946202: $26.99 |
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0061946206 |
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