Burying America's World War Dead

by Tracy Fisher

Book Overview

After the World War ended, the families of the American war dead were faced with a difficult choice. Political leaders like former President Theodore Roosevelt were encouraging families to leave the dead with their comrades in European cemeteries to create stronger political ties between the United States and Europe. Grieving families found that their decision on where to bury the dead had become a political choice. How did families advocate for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113836813X
• ISBN13: 9781138368132
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"