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The Doughboys: America and the Great War (Penguin History) Book
It is often said that Britain and America are two countries separated by a common language. As a glib one-liner this has a certain ring of truth, but as Gary Mead's excellent The Doughboys: America and the Great War points out, the differences run far deeper than language. Americans are often accused of being parochialists par excellence, with little concept of a world beyond their borders. Other countries exist only as satellite interests of the US. But Britain, too, is guilty--if not of Anglo-centrism--then certainly of Euro-centrism. Take the two World Wars. Ask any Brit who was responsible for victory in 1918 and 1945 and he or she will tell you, "We were". Even though the Americans fought on the same side their contribution has been diminished as being "too little, too late". Hell, … read more...
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