Americans All!
Subtitle: Foreign-Born Soldiers in World War I (Texas a & M University Military History Series)
Edition: 1 Ed edition
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: June 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781585441181
Subjects: American history: First World War; Immigration & emigration; Land forces & warfare; Military life & institutions; First World War, 1914-1918; Immigrants; United States; Elements In The U.S. Population; U.S. History - World War I (Domestic Aspects); History - Military / War; Minorities; Military; USA; Ethnic Studies - General; Military - United States; Military - World War I; United States - 20th Century; World War, 1914-1918; 20th century; Army; History; Sociology, Military
Description: "During the First World-War, nearly half a million immigrant draftees from forty-six different nations served in the U.S. Army. This surge of Old World soldiers challenged the American military's cultural, linguistic, and religious traditions and required military leaders to reconsider their training methods for the foreign-born troops. How did the U.S. War Department integrate this diverse group into a united fighting force?".

"Offering a look at an unexplored area of military history, Americans All! Foreign-born Soldiers in World War I constitutes a work of special interest to scholars in the fields of military history, sociology, and ethnic studies. Ford's research illuminates what it meant for the U.S. military to reexamine early twentieth-century nativism: instead of forcing soldiers into a melting pot, war department policies created an atmosphere that made both American and ethnic pride acceptable."--BOOK JACKET.