World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919-1933
by
Lisa M. Budreau
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
The United States lost thousands of troops during World War I, and the government gave next-of-kin a choice about what to do with their fallen loved ones: ship them home for burial or leave them permanently in Europe, in makeshift graves that would be eventually transformed into cemeteries in France,...