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Over Here: The First World War and American Society
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by David M. Kennedy
Sales Rank: 98349
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Cover Type: Paperback with 448 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA; 25th Anniversary Edition edition October 7, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0195173996
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195173994
Book Dimensions:
7.9 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 14.9 ounces
Product Review
"Probably the best, the coolest, the most objective and solid one volume it is now possible to write."--The Historian
"A major contribution to the historiography of the war years. At its most ambitious level, Over Here is intended to be read as a study in American national character."--The Journal of American History
"A very careful and thoughtful study, fascinating in its insight, panoramic in its sweep."--The American Historical Review
"This is one of those rare books rich with ideas that provide the mind with genuinely new perceptions." --American Heritage
Product Description
The Great War of 1914-1918 confronted the United States with one of the most wrenching crises in the nation's history. It also left a residue of disruption and disillusion that spawned an even more ruinous conflict scarcely a generation later.
Over Here is the single-most comprehensive discussion of the impact of World War I on American society. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new afterword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author David M. Kennedy, that explains his reasons for writing the original edition as well as his opinions on
the legacy of Wilsonian idealism, most recently reflected in President George W. Bush's national security strategy. More than a chronicle of the war years, Over Here uses the record of America's experience in the Great War as a prism through which to view early twentieth century American society.
The ways in which America mobilized for the war, picked to fight it, and then went about the business of enshrining it in memory all indicate important aspects of enduring American character. An American history classic, Over Here reflects on a society's struggle with the pains of war, and offers
trenchant insights into the birth of modern America.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Over Here: The First World War and American Society (Galaxy Books) (Paperback)
David Kennedy continues to demonstrate a rare ability to convey the impact of major historical events on a young and often isolationist United States. This book is not similar to "Freedom From Fear", his seminal work on the Great Depression thru the conclusion of WWII. That work, while simply magnificent, was a complete history and sought to bring out all major points of importance to the U.S. of a very significant period of time. "Over Here" is more selective in what the author is trying to convey; that is to say that Kennedy expends virtually all his energy focusing on more of the consequents in terms of societal implications rather than of their respective antecedents, ie the actual Great War on a very politically complicated and framented European continent. All serious students of 20th Century American history should consider this required reading.
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