This captivating collection of first-hand accounts brings to life the "War to End All Wars."
Introduction
vii
The African-American Experience in World War I
1
(28)
``Over the Dirty Waters'': The Experience of British Indians in World War I
29
(22)
The War on the Periphery: The Experience of Soldiers Fighting in European Colonies, 1914--1918
51
(22)
``In a Stupid Cap and a Grey Jacket'': Soldiers' Experiences of World War I in the Neutral Netherlands
73
(18)
``Good Luck (. . .) Dig In!'': The Experience of Trench Warfare during World War I
91
(24)
Victims of a Greenish Cloud: The Experience of a Gas Attack during World War I
115
(12)
``Like Getting into the Witch's Oven'': The Experience of Tank Combat in World War I
127
(22)
Life in a Tin Can: The Experience of Submarine Personnel during World War I
149
(12)
``It's Only the Ones Who Might Live Who Count'': Allied Medical Personnel in World War I
161
(44)
``Service for Soldiers'': The Experience of American Social Welfare Agencies in World War I
205
(54)
Prisoners of War in World War I: British and Allied Civilian Internees at Ruhleben Camp, Germany
259
(14)
Mothers, Wives, Workers, and More: The Experience of American Women on the Home Front during World War I
273
(24)
Struggling Not to Fight: The Experience of Radicals and Pacifists during World War I
297
(26)
Timeline
323
(10)
Bibliography
333
(4)
List of Contributors
337
(2)
Index
339
(16)
About the Editor
355
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