War's waste: rehabilitation in world war i america
Auteur :
Linker, Beth
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226482538
Date de publication :
15 juin 2011
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
567 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions, which it had done since the Revolutionary War. This title includes a story that culminates in the postwar establishment of the Veteran's Administration.