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Personal perspectives. World War I

A collection of first-hand accounts, this book brings to life the ""War to End All Wars."" It offers a view of the Great War through the experiences of its participants - people of all ranks and races. Of interest to both students and nonexperts, this work tells the stories of soldiers who suffered in the trenches
eBook, English, ©2006
ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Calif., ©2006
Personal narratives
1 online resource (xii, 355 pages) : illustrations
9781851095704, 9781851095650, 9781851095704, 1851095705, 1851095659, 1851095705
62866836
The African-American experience in World War I
"Over the dirty waters" : the experience of British Indians in World War I
The war on the periphery : the experience of soldiers fighting in European colonies, 1914-1918
"In a stupid cap and grey jacket" : soldiers' experiences of World War I in the neutral Netherlands
"Good luck ... dig in!" : the experience of trench warfare during World War I
Victims of a greenish cloud : the experience of a gas attack during World War I
"Like getting into the witch's oven" : the experience of tank combat in World War I
Life in a tin can : the experience of submarine personnel during World War I
"It's only the ones that might live who count" : Allied medical personnel during World War I
"Service for soldiers" : the experience of American social welfare agencies in World War I
Prisoners of war in the World War I : British and allied civilian internees at Ruhleben Camp, Germany
Mothers, wives, workers, and more : the experience of American women on the home front during World War I
Struggling not to fight : the experience of radicals and pacifists during World War I