America and the Great War

D. Clayton James has held five distinguished professorships, most recently at the Virginia Military Institute. A Fellow of the Society of American Historians, he has written nine books, notably The Years of MacArthur (in three volumes).Anne Sharp Wells has served on the faculties of Mississippi State University and the Virginia Military Institute. She has coauthored four books with Professor James, including From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day: The American Armed Forces in World War II.

• Foreword VAcknowledgments IXChapter One: The Tangled paths to Horror in Europe 1Bloodbaths But No Decision 6A Time of many Excitements 15America Enters the War 23Chapter Two: Over There 28In Come the Yanks 29Emergence of the Citizen-Soldier 48Chapter Three: Nineteen Months of Progress on the Home Front 59Agencies of War 60Life on the Home Front 65Progressivism and Politics 75Chapter Four: The Final Wilson Years 79Retreat from Global Responsibility 81End of an Era 90Photographs and Illustrations follow page 70Maps: Western Front: German End-the-War Offensives, March-July, 1918 41Western Front: Allied Offensive, September-November, 1918 45Bibliographical Essay 99Index 113

"Each chapter is written in a crisp and clear manner and is full of interesting detail. The major strengths of this book are the authors' treatment of aspects of the war that normally do not garner much attention." (The History Teacher, May 2000)