Bodies of War – World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919–…

Bodies of War – World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919–…

Bodies of WarWorld War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919-1933\nAuthor(s): Lisa M. Budreau\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814725184, 978-0814725184\nSynopsis\nDissects the politics of commemoration of soldiers, veterans, and relatives from WWI\n The United States lost thousands of troops during World War I, and the government gave next-of-kin a choice about what to do with their fallen loved ones: ship them home for burial or leave them permanently in Europe, in makeshift graves that would be eventually transformed into cemeteries in France, Belgium, and England. World War I marked the first war in which the United States government and military took full responsibility for the identification, burial, and memorialization of those killed in battle, and as a result, the process of burying and remembering the dead became intensely political. The government and military attempted .

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