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The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I

Edward A. Goedeken (Acquisitions librarian for the Purdue University Libraries)

Reference Services Review

ISSN: 0090-7324

Article publication date: 1 January 1990

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Abstract

Big wars create big literatures, and World War I was the biggest war to hit Europe since Napoleon. The United States joined the fight in 1917 and proceeded to create a military force exceeding four million men. Because of its enormous impact on the American fabric, the war has created an extensive number of writings by participants as well as by later historians who sought to make some sense out of the slaughter.

Citation

Goedeken, E.A. (1990), "The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I", Reference Services Review, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 87-92. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb049089

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1990, MCB UP Limited

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