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Uncle Sam's little soldiers : patriotism, mobilization, and the Americanization of children, 1914-1918 /

"Blending social, cultural, and political history, this book reveals how and why Americans mobilized the nation's youth during World War I. It is for students and scholars interested in American history, the history of childhood, World War I, foreign relations, and humanitarianism"--...

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Main Author: Destenay, Emmanuel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > United States.
Youth > United States > History > 20th century.
Patriotism > United States > History > 20th century.
Socialization > United States > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Jeunesse > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Patriotisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
National characteristics, American > History.
Patriotism > History.
United States
1900-1999
1914-1918
Table of Contents:
  • But right or wrong, my country: loyalty
  • Building the bodies, lifting the nation: survival
  • Schooling children: altruism
  • Soldiers of the soil: subsistence
  • Americanization as a war measure: assimilation
  • Epilogue: A war to unite us all.