Good Americans: Italian and Jewish Immigrants During the First World War

by Christopher M. Sterba

Book Overview

Among the Americans who joined the ranks of the Doughboys fighting World War I were thousands of America's newest residents. Good Americans examines the contributions of Italian and Jewish immigrants, both on the homefront and overseas, in the Great War. While residing in strong, insular communities, both groups faced a barrage of demands to participate in a conflict that had been raging in their home countries for nearly three years. Italians and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195154886
• ISBN13: 9780195154887
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"