Of little comfort war widows, fallen soldiers, and the remaking of nation after the Great War /

Kuhlman, Erika A., 1961-

Of little comfort war widows, fallen soldiers, and the remaking of nation after the Great War / [electronic resource] : Erika Kuhlman. - New York : New York University Press, c2012. - x, 223 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An Army of Widows -- Trostlose Stunden : German War Widows -- The War Widows' Romance : Victory and Loss in the United States -- The Transnationalization of Soldiers, Widows, and War Relief -- "The Other Trench" : Remarriage, Pronatalism, and the Rebirthing of the Nation -- Epilogue.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780814749050 (electronic bk.)




World War, 1914-1918--Women.
War widows--Government policy--History--United States--20th century.
War widows--Government policy--History--Germany--20th century.
War widows--Government policy--History--Western countries--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States.
World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Germany.
Nationalism--History--20th century.
Transnationalism--History--20th century.


United States--Social conditions--1918-1932.
Germany--Social conditions--1918-1933.


Electronic books.

D639.W7 / K84 2012

940.3/1