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Author:

Tuccille, Jerome, author.

Title:

The war against the vets : the World War I Bonus Army during the Great Depression / Jerome Tuccille.

Publisher:

Potomac Booksan imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

237 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Bonus Expeditionary Forces.
World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Washington (D.C.)
Protest movements--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
Veterans--History--United States--History--20th century.
Veterans--United States--Economic conditions--20th century.

Notes:

Place of publication taken from publisher's website. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I. The great march -- Making the world safe for democracy and for Wall Street -- From a roar to a whimper -- A motorcycle cop rides to the rescue -- American-style fascism descends on Washington -- An unholy alliance -- The smell of revolution in the air -- Glassford's Frankenstein monster rears his ugly head -- The death march upstages the BEF -- Khaki shirts take on the reds -- Part II. Blitzkrieg -- An American Caesar crosses the Anacostia -- Flames light up the night -- Hoover pays the price for his incompetence -- The vets march once again -- Part III. The big blow -- The island of bones -- Paradise lost -- The hurricane makes a direct hit on the camps -- The struggle for survival -- The cover-up -- The vets finally get their money -- The battle continues.

ISBN:

1612349331
9781612349336

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1009151833

LCCN:

2017043080

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington) — 973.916 T886w