Pittsburgh in World War I: Arsenal of the Allies WWI Cemetery A year into the Great

A year into the Great War

John Dos Passos continues his "vigorous and sweeping panorama of twentieth-century America" (Forum)

Nearly seventy years ago

But even here the desire was for independence within the empire - a 'West Indian Dominion' as with 'elder sisters' of empire

Pittsburgh in World War I: Arsenal of the Allies WWI Cemetery A year into the GreatDescription by Elizabeth Williams Paperback When the whole of Europe went to war in 1914, Pittsburgh watched the storm clouds gather at home. Yet Pittsburgh was a city of immigrants the large Polish community urged leaders to join the side of the Allies, while German immigrants supported the Central powers. By the time the country entered World War I in 1917, Pittsburghers threw their support into the war effort united as Americans. With over 250