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World War I Edition of Stars and Stripes

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: Full text of the complete seventy-one-week run of the official newspaper of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). The newspaper carried the same type of material as the hometown newspaper typical of the time, including illustrations, sports news, letters to the editor, helpful hints, and advertisements. Contributors to the paper included Harold Wallace Ross, co-founder of The New Yorker magazine, drama critic Alexander Woollcott, sports writer Grantland Rice, and cartoonist Abian A. Wallgren.

Also try The Medical Front WWI , which cover all Medical aspects - Influenza, Trench Fever, Lice, Diabetes in the pre-insulin era, Military Surgery, Typhoid Fever, Sanitation and Hygiene, Venereology, Psychiatry - of World War One.

Coverage: 1918-1919

Subject(s):
E-Journals, Books & Newspapers
Military Science & National Security
Newspapers (Historical)
Publicly Available Resources

Related DatabasesOn-Site Access Only
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Readers' Guide Retrospective

Other Related Links:
Stars and Stripes: U.S. Military Newspapers in the Library of Congress
World War I Document Archive
World War II Military Situation Maps (1944-1945)

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