America's "Foreign Legion": Immigrant Soldiers in the Great War Naval Warfare by Neal Bascomb

by Neal Bascomb

the self-serving intervention of these powers in the region between 1914 and 1919 is the major reason for the conflicts that have raged there on and off ever since

the Somme and Gallipoli among them—and sheds new light on the strategies and tactics employed

Out on the battlefields

inspirational

America's "Foreign Legion": Immigrant Soldiers in the Great War Naval Warfare by Neal BascombDescription by Dennis A. Connole Paperback Immigrant American soldiers played an important, often underrated role in World War I. Those who were non citizens had no obligation to participate in the war, though many volunteered. Due to language barriers that prevented them from receiving proper training, they were often given the most dangerous and dirty jobs. The impetus for this book was the story of Matthew Guerra (the author's great uncle). He