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Yanks are Coming: The United States in the First World War - by
Albert Marrin. World I is a bit harder to
understand than World War II, perhaps because the lines between good and evil
were not as clear-cut. There are many lessons to be learned from WWI, including
how it led up to WWII.
Marrin tells the story about how U.S. soldiers (Yanks or Doughboys), came to the
aid of allies to help turn the tide of the war. You are drawn into the stories
of their bravery as they fought on both the ground and in the air.
Our family started raising pigeons this year, and we were particularly
fascinated with the story of Cher Ami, the hero pigeon of WWI. She helped save a
battalion of men and went on to become a celebrity, winning the French Croix de
Guerre and the best medical treatment for her injuries (including a beautiful
wooden leg to replace the one that had been shot away). We have since found out
that WWII had its own hero pigeon named G.I. Joe. It's these kind of stories
that make history interesting.
From the Lusitania sinking to Armistice day, Marrin tells the story of “the war
to end all wars.”
Paper, 249 pages
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DAMAGED copy of The Yanks are Coming - One corner of the book has a slight
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