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Americans all! : foreign-born soldiers in World War I /

"During the First World-War, nearly half a million immigrant draftees from forty-six different nations served in the U.S. Army. This surge of Old World soldiers challenged the American military's cultural, linguistic, and religious traditions and required military leaders to reconsider the...

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Main Author: Ford, Nancy Gentile, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2001.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Texas A & M University military history series ; 73.
Subjects and Genres:
United States. > Army > Minorities > History > 20th century.
United States. > Army > History > World War, 1914-1918.
États-Unis. > Army > Minorités > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States. > Army
United States. > Army > Minorities.
United States. > Army > History > 1914-1918.
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > United States.
Immigrants > United States > History > 20th century.
Sociology, Military > United States.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > États-Unis.
Sociologie militaire > États-Unis.
Immigrants.
Armed Forces > Minorities.
Sociology, Military.
Erster Weltkrieg.
Armee
Nationale Minderheit
Soldat
Immigrants > United States > History.
United States.
USA.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1.
  • "In the Family of One Nation": The Complexities of Ethnic Patriotism during the Great War
  • 2.
  • Drafting Foreign-born Doughboys into the American Army
  • 3.
  • The Camp Gordon Plan: Organizing and Training Foreign-born Troops
  • 4.
  • Military Moral Uplifting: Socializing Native-born and Foreign-born Soldiers
  • 5.
  • "Mindful of the Traditions of His Race": Respecting the Culture of the Foreign-born Draftees
  • Conclusion: "Americans All!"

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