Pathfinder Links
These links may be useful in researching and developing your letters. Be sure to explore the Library of Congress Website yourself though as well.
History of the United States in the Great War
History of African-Americans in the Great War Links
The Mathematics of Weapons
FCS and the Young Soldier
The Ethics of Science and Engineering
History of the United States in the Great War
- Dates and a basic overview of American involvement, why America became involved, and impacts the war had American society.
- A compilation of links to speeches by prominent American politicians at the time.
- Stars and Stripes, the newspaper published in France for American military personnel.
- A collection of letters written by individual soldiers.
- A collection of pictures of Americans during World War One.
- Information on the Lusitania and why the United States entered the war.
- A collection of newspaper articles from the time.
History of African-Americans in the Great War Links
- A video of historians discussing African-Americans in WWI.
- A LOC website chronicling African-American experiences in WWI and after.
The Mathematics of Weapons
FCS and the Young Soldier
- An interview of Andrew Johnson by Levi C. Hubert regarding World War I.
- A collection of WWI veteran stories.
The Ethics of Science and Engineering
- A link to "The Law of Land Warfare" a document outlining the international law of war.
- An article about the military technology of WWI.
- Scan of page 10 from The New York Times (New York), January 6, 1918.
- Scans of certain newspaper pages from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919: