Virginia and the Great War

Virginia and the Great War
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781476671925
ISBN-13 : 1476671923
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Book Synopsis Virginia and the Great War by : Lynn Rainville

Download or read book Virginia and the Great War written by Lynn Rainville and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virginia played an important role during World War I, supplying the Allied forces with food, horses and steel in 1915 and 1916. After America entered the war in 1917, Virginians served in numerous military and civilian roles--Red Cross nurses, sailors, shipbuilders, pilots, stenographers and domestic gardeners. More than 100,000 were drafted--more than 3600 lost their lives. Almost every city and county lost men and women to the war. The author details the state's manifold contributions to the war effort and presents a study of monuments erected after the war.


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