Burying Americas World War Dead

Through an examination of the correspondence between the US government and the families of the dead, this book examines how families fought to ensure that the government gave them what they needed.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: Families Join the Debate over Where to Bury the War Dead
2: Families Correspond with the Graves Registration Service
3: Family Members Fight to be "Next of Kin"
4: Families Seek Control over the Bodies of the Dead
5: Searching for the Missing, Identifying the Unknown
6: Families Decide Where the American War Dead will be Buried
Conclusion
Index

About the author

Tracy Fisher is an attorney for the United States government. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School and her Doctorate of Philosophy in History from George Mason University.

Summary

Through an examination of the correspondence between the US government and the families of the dead, this book examines how families fought to ensure that the government gave them what they needed.

Product details

• Authors: FISHER, Tracy Fisher, Tracy (University of Minnesota Fisher, Fisher Tracy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781138368132
• ISBN: 978-1-138-36813-2
• No. of pages: 302
• Series: Routledge Studies in First World War History; Routledge Studies in First World War History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, First World War, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I