In this eminently readable, thoughtful, and well-reseached work, he has produceda masterful synthesis that instructs, challenges, fascinates. Zieger has written another exemplary book-this one a judicious and insightful examination of the American experience during the Great War. Zieger's deft historical synthesis of American society during WW I makes this volume informative for scholars and teachers, interesting for general readers, and especially useful for students. In this captivating and clearly presented work, noted University of Florida historian Zieger (The CIO, 1935-1955) explores the relatively brief role of the U.S. America's Great War promises to become the definitive history of America and World War I. On the domestic front, Zieger details how the war forever altered American politics and society by creating the National Security State, generating powerful new instruments of social control, bringing about innovative labor and social welfare programs, and redefining civil liberties and race relations. Zieger's engaging narrative provides vivid descriptions of the famous battles and diplomatic maneuvering, while also chronicling America's rise to prominence within the postwar world. This is the first book to illuminate both America's dramatic influence on the war and the war's considerable impact upon our nation. Zieger examines the causes, prosecution, and legacy of this bloody conflict from a frequently overlooked perspective, that of American involvement. In America's Great War prominent historian Robert H. Recent bestsellers by Niall Ferguson and John Keegan have created tremendous popular interest in World War I.
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