World War I, mass death, and the birth of the modern US soldier a rhetorical history / David W. Seitz.
| Author/creator | Seitz, David W., 1980- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2018] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The "uncensored" view from afar: American perceptions of the Great War, 1914-1917 -- "Body and soul and spirit": mobilization, conscription, and mass death, 1917-1918 -- A crisis of speech: addressing mass death and the trauma of war, 1918-1922 -- Why they died: public memory and the birth of the modern U.S. soldier, 1922-1933 -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "A study in war rhetoric, material rhetoric, and public memory, this book explains how the aftermath of the American World War I experience led to the rhetorical production of the long-lasting and familiar icon of the modern US soldier as a virtuous, self-sacrificial, "global force for good.""--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Seitz, David W., 1980- author. World War I, mass death, and the birth of the modern US soldier Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2018] 9781498546874 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018024702 |
| ISBN | 9781498546881 (electronic) |