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100 Years Ago: The Death Of Quentin Roosevelt, Keith J. Muchowski
100 Years Ago: The Death Of Quentin Roosevelt, Keith J. Muchowski
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This blog post focuses on the life and military career of Quentin Roosevelt. Lieutenant Roosevelt died in an aviation firefight in France on July 14, 2018, Bastille Day. He left behind his fiancee Flora Payne Whitney, an heir to the Whitney and Vanderbilt fortunes.
100 Years: The Death Of John Purroy Mitchel – New York City’S Boy Mayor, Keith J. Muchowski
100 Years: The Death Of John Purroy Mitchel – New York City’S Boy Mayor, Keith J. Muchowski
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The blog post focuses on the life and times of John Purroy Mitchel, the mayor of New York City during the First World War. Mitchel was active in the Preparedness Movement and eventually killed in a military training exercise in July 1918, six months after leaving office.
American Battleship At War: Uss New York, Keith J. Muchowski
American Battleship At War: Uss New York, Keith J. Muchowski
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This invited blog post tells the story of the USS New York, a dreadnought built just prior to the outbreak of the First World War and decommissioned after World War II.
100 Years Ago: Wilson Loses Another Cabinet Member, Keith J. Muchowski
100 Years Ago: Wilson Loses Another Cabinet Member, Keith J. Muchowski
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This invited blog post explores the circumstances under Lindley M. Garrison resigned as President Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of War in February 1916.
Nexus: The Great War's Grain Crisis And The Coming Of Prohibition In America, Keith J. Muchowski
Nexus: The Great War's Grain Crisis And The Coming Of Prohibition In America, Keith J. Muchowski
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One of the most immediate reasons for the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment was the Grain Crisis of the First World War. The shortage of this food staple enabled Temperance activists to advocate for limits on the brewing of beers and malt beverages. Herbert Hoover oversaw the Commission for Relief in Belgium during this period. Prohibition became law just after the Great War.
Heroic Depiction Vs. Modern Slaughtering -The Great War In The Middle East As A Semi-Modern War, Frank Jacob, Riccardo Altieri
Heroic Depiction Vs. Modern Slaughtering -The Great War In The Middle East As A Semi-Modern War, Frank Jacob, Riccardo Altieri
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The paper discusses the reception of the Middle East during the First World War comparing different areas of campaigns and battles in the region.