Love and Death in the Great War - Andrew Huebner

Americans often heard the tale of their nation’s entry into the war told as a love story. Fighting promised to stir “khaki-mad” passions in young women and bolstered romantic credibility to the doughboy. Join historian and author of Love and Death in the Great War, Andrew Huebner, as he explores this idea through Missourians Mae and Eliga Dees, suggesting a different tale of war, challenging the romantic ideals of American wartime culture. For more information about the National WWI Museum and Memorial visit http://theworldwar.org