Dennis A. Connole

America's "Foreign Legion"

Immigrant Soldiers in the Great War

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides an account detailing the important part played by immigrant soldiers in the First World War. The book centres on the authorâ s Great Uncle Matthew Guerra, who emigrated to America from, Italy, at approximately age 12.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781476675435
• ISBN-10: 1476675430
• Artikelnr.: 52958290

Autorenporträt

Retired teacher and media specialist Dennis A. Connole spent 32 years in the Worcester school system. He is the author of three books and numerous scholarly articles and lives in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface
1.
The Quest Begins
2.
Matthew Guerra in America
3.
America Enters the War-The World War I Draft Act
4.
Registration Day
5.
Selection of the Candidates
6.
Deferments and Exemptions-The Non-Declarant Alien Dilemma
7.
Welcome to Camp Upton
8.
Recruit Processing
9.
Basic Training-Camp Devens 10.
Social and Recreational Activities at the Training Camps 11.
Foreign-Born U.S. Army Recruits-Non-English Speaking Draftees 12.
Enter Lt. Stanislaw A. Gutowski 13.
Creation of the "Foreign-Speaking Soldier Sub-Section" (FSS) 14.
FSS Recruit Training Efforts at Camps Custer and Grant-January-February 1918 15.
Restructuring Plan Canceled-An Unexpected Reversal of Direction 16.
The "Camp Gordon Plan"-June 1918 17.
FSS English Education Program 18.
Resurrection of the Immigrant Training Program at Other Camps 19.
The 76th Division Overseas-The St. Mihiel Offensive 20.
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive-Phase One (September 26-October 3, 1918) 21.
Meuse-Argonne-Second Phase (October 4, 1918) 22.
Bois de Fays-"Woods of the Fairies" (October 5, 1918) 23.
October 5-7, 1918-The Death of a Doughboy Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index