Book of Donmon Teith

What happened to veterans of the nations involved in the world wars? How did they fare when they returned home and needed benefits? How were they recognized—o

Introduction : Veterans in Comparative Perspective -- Victors Victorious -- Victors Defeated -- Benefits for the Vanquished -- The Politically Weak -- The Polit

It is a commonplace that the United States lagged behind the countries of Western Europe in developing modern social policies. But, as Theda Skocpol shows in th

In the World War I era, veterans fought for a unique right: access to government-sponsored health care. In the process, they built a pillar of American social p

The period between World Wars I and II was a time of turbulent political change, with suffragists, labor radicals, demagogues, and other voices clamoring to be