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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451113503321

Autore

Ford Nancy Gentile <1954->

Titolo

The Great War and America [[electronic resource] ] : civil-military relations during World War I / / Nancy Gentile Ford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International, 2008

ISBN

1-281-22476-6

9786611224769

0-313-35221-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

In war and in peace, , 1556-8504

Disciplina

940.3/1

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - United States

Civil-military relations - United States - History - 20th century

World War, 1914-1918 - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

United States Social conditions 1865-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; 1. The Preparedness Movement: America Reevaluates Its Military; 2. Drafting and Training Citizen-Soldiers: New Civil-Military Relations; 3. Mobilizing Public Opinion and Suppressing Dissent: Civil-Military Cooperation and Conflict; 4. Over There: Science, Technology, and Modern Warfare; 5. Demobilization and Reemployment: The War Department Steps In; Documents; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The evolution of civil-military relations in America's first major overseas coalition war.