Americans at war in foreign forces
Subtitle: a history, 1914/1945
By: Chris Dickon
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780786471904; 9781476615370
Subjects: Foreign enlistment; History; Mercenary troops; Americans; Armed Forces; Foreign service; World War, 1914-1918; Recruiting, enlistment; World War, 1939-1945
Description: "The role of Americans in the two World Wars is well known--with a glaring exception. 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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: The French American; title: World War I; title: An American Legion; title: Canada; title: Trenches and clouds; title: Splendid work; title: Whisky and soda; title: Some come home; title: A troubled respite; title: Spain and China; title: World War II; title: In the sky and on the sea; title: Americans in London; title: American eagles; title: ... and Flying Tigers; title: Transitions and transfers; title: Sorting the dead.