This definitive collection of forty military camp newspapers provides unique coverage of America’s involvement in World War I. Brimming with humor, they contain unique social insights into the war. Camp newspapers kept soldiers informed about the home front, political questions of the day (including those relating to the war itself), progress of their training, and conduct of the war abroad. The newspapers carried articles on what it was like to leave home, written by both recruits and draftees; the initial excitement of training; the drudgery of camp life; attitudes toward officers and fellow soldiers; the clash of arms; and news about the enemy. Camp personnel, places, and events are described with a richness that brings new credibility and perspective to scholarly research.
World War I Military Camp Newspapers