World War I, Mass Death, and the Birth of the Modern US Soldier: A Rhetorical History - Paperback

by David W. Seitz (Author)

A study in war rhetoric, material rhetoric, and public memory, this book explains how the aftermath of the American World War I experience led to the rhetorical production of the long-lasting and familiar icon of the modern US soldier as a virtuous, self-sacrificial, "global force for good."

Author Biography

David W. Seitz is associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State University, Mont Alto.