The Yanks Are Coming Over There: Anglo-Saxonism and American Involvement in the First World War Local Authors & Illustrators Throughout the first century of

Throughout the first century of its existence the Marine Corps seldom exceeded the strength of an infantry regiment but eventually became more powerful than many armies and developed the world's most potent military mystique

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The Yanks Are Coming Over There: Anglo-Saxonism and American Involvement in the First World War Local Authors & Illustrators Throughout the first century ofDescription by Dino E. Buenviaje Paperback World War I was a global cataclysm that toppled centuries old dynasties and launched "the American century." Yet at the outset few Americans saw any reason to get involved in yet another conflict among the crowned heads of Europe. Despite its declared neutrality, the U. S. government gradually became more sympathetic with the Allies, until President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany to