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Autore: | Tuccille Jerome |
Titolo: | The War Against the Vets : The World War I Bonus Army during the Great Depression / / Jerome Tuccille |
Pubblicazione: | Lincoln : , : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, , 2018 |
Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2018 | |
©2018 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (187 pages) |
Disciplina: | 973.91/6 |
Soggetto topico: | Veterans - United States - Economic conditions - 20th century |
Veterans - Political activity - United States - History - 20th century | |
Protest movements - Washington (D.C.) - History - 20th century | |
World War, 1914-1918 - Veterans - Washington (D.C.) | |
Soggetto geografico: | Washington (D.C.) History 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Part I. The great march -- Making the world safe for democracy and for Wall Street -- From a roar to a whimper -- A motorcycle cop rides to the rescue -- American-style fascism descends on Washington -- An unholy alliance -- The smell of revolution in the air -- Glassford's Frankenstein monster rears his ugly head -- The death march upstages the BEF -- Khaki shirts take on the reds -- Part II. Blitzkrieg -- An American Caesar crosses the Anacostia -- Flames light up the night -- Hoover pays the price for his incompetence -- The vets march once again -- Part III. The big blow -- The island of bones -- Paradise lost -- The hurricane makes a direct hit on the camps -- The struggle for survival -- The cover-up -- The vets finally get their money -- The battle continues. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The War Against the Vets |
ISBN: | 1-64012-068-8 |
1-64012-066-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910795465303321 |
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