A regiment of African American soldiers from Harlem journeys across the Atlantic to fight alongside the French in World War I, inspiring a continent with their brand of jazz music.
During World War I, thousands of women donned uniforms and took an active part in conflict for the first time in history. Through their diaries, letters, and memoirs, meet the women who defied convention and followed their convictions to defend the less fortunate and fight for their country.
Anatolian lovers Ali and Zeynep are separated when Ali makes his way to Canada only to be put in an internment camp when World War I starts. Meanwhile, Zeynep tries to survive the Armenien Genocide and find Ali.
the Great War and the crisis of American nationality
Slotkin, Richard
2005
Presents a comprehensive examination of the treatment of the African-American troops of the 369th Infantry and the 77th Division of mostly Jewish immigrants following their return home after World War One, and describes their lost of liberty and basic civil rights during the Jim Crow Era.
Presents a comprehensive analysis of World War One and includes the personal stories of those who fought, vintage photographs, and information on tanks, aircraft, artillery, and other weapons systems.
Explains how the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife led to World War I. Includes eyewitness accounts and contemporary views of the event, a time line summarizing important dates, and informative photographs and diagrams.
Byron Aldridge's charmed life as the heir apparent to a Pennsylvania timber empire is shattered when he is sent to France to fight in World War I, and when he returns home, he must find a way to cope with his disturbing memories and his family's expectations.
