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开 本: 32开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780679743767
In the Spring of 1917, America went to war with an innocent
determination to re-make the world. When the smoke lifted in
November 1918, the nation emerged with its sense of purpose
shattered, its certainties shaken, and with a new and unwelcome
self-knowledge. Seventy-five thousand American soldiers were dead,
and back home a Pandora’s box of suspicions and surveillance had
been opened.
The Last Days of Innocence reveals how the fight to preserve
freedom abroad led to the erosion of freedom at home. Drawing on
American, British, and French archival material, the authors reveal
unplanned and uncoordinated field efforts, as well as the unsavory
activities of anti-dissent groups, from the Committee for Public
Information to the Anti-Yellow Dog League, including a posse of
children organized to listen for antiwar talk among families and
friends. Here is the story of the fifty-billion-dollar war that
gave birth to the Selective Service Act, threatened labor rights,
stoked the fires of racial and religious intolerance, and
concentrated the nation’s wealth into fewer hands than ever before.
The Last Days of Innocence tells the untold story of the war that
rudely thrust Americans into an uncertain future–a war whose
effects remain with us today.
“Well-crafted in every way…a vivid and authoritative
history.”–Cleveland Plain Dealer
“A neatly plaited narrative…rich in detail. A splendid
history.”–Washington Times
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