The Yanks are Coming: The United States in the First World War Review
Albert Marrin’s books are all top-notch! “The Yanks Are Coming” is no exception. Marrin begins by explaining how the U.S. became involved in the first world war and how it affected life in America. Did you know that sauerkraut became “liberty cabbage”?(Kind of like “freedom fries” today.)
He includes first hand accounts of battle and life in the trenches. We get to meet Sgt. York and the Red Baron. Mr. Marrin presents “just the facts” about WWI without injecting much of his opinion. Highly recommended!
The Yanks are Coming: The United States in the First World War Overview
Marrin relates the gripping story of how the Yanks “came over” to aid the European Allies and turn the tide in the first Great War. How the United States mobilized industry, trained doughboy soldiers, and promoted the war at home makes for fascinating reading in one of the few books on this topic for young adults. The human cost of the war is poignantly related in tales of the action at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Woods, in the air with the daring men of the Army Air Corps, and with the Lost Battalion at the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. From the sinking of the Lusitania to Armistice Day, Marrin tells the heartrending and inspiring story of the “war to end all wars.” Illustrated with maps and photographs.
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