Americans at War in Foreign Forces: A History, 1914-1945

by Chris Dickon

The role of Americans in the two world wars is well known, but with a glaring exception--one that reveals a little-known aspect of the common history of the United States and Canada. By the time of the American entrance into World War I in April 1917 and World War II in December 1941, tens of thousands of Americans had already fought and died in those conflicts in the uniforms of other nations.

Most had quietly traveled over the northern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786471905
• ISBN13: 9780786471904
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher