Hartford in World War I

Hartford in World War IDescription by David Drury Paperback When the United States Congress declared war in April 1917, Connecticut answered the call to arms. As the capital, Hartford was the hub of the state's war effort. The city hosted major rallies and recruitment drives, and leaders from Hartford directed efforts to inspire patriotism and sacrifice. Allied needs for war materiel and goods were insatiable, and local manufacturers like Colt's Patent Firearms

the settlement still casts a long shadow

pilots from this period are relatively rare

the United States declared war on Imperial Germany on April 6

the result of seventeen years of research by a Hillingdon historian

then a young oral historian at the Imperial War Museum in London

This is the story of the First World War’s forgotten land army

With this treasure trove of diaries and letters from the grand duchesses to their friends and family

including crime

With exclusive information based on newly unearthed documents

Ullman offers provocative and challenging arguments to conventional wisdom—that we fail to understand the challenges and dangers and lack a mindset to cope with these twenty-first-century realities

their tales of courage and fortitude

A new afterword from Fromkin