The Yanks Are Starving
- Authors
- Glen Craney
- Publisher
- Brigid's Fire Press
- Tags
- bonus army , great depression , world war one , doughboys , douglas macarthur , herbert hoover , floyd gibbons , walter w. waters , joe angelo , george patton , march on washington , bonus march , pelham glassford , harlem hellfighters
- ISBN
- 9780981648453
- Date
- 2014-04-15T07:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 3.58 MB
- Lang
- en
h2Two armies. One flag. No honor.brThe darkest day in American history. /h2
Former political journalist Glen Craney has enthralled readers with novels set during the medieval crusades and Scottish wars of independence. Now the award-winning author turns to World War I and the Great Depression, bringing to life the emotional but little-known story of the Bonus March of 1932, which culminated in a violent clash between thousands of homeless veterans and U.S. Army regulars on the streets of the nation's capital.
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"[A] wonderful source of historical fact wrapped in a compelling novel.... will both teach and entertain." HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
"[A] vivid picture of not only men being deprived of their veterans' rights, but of their human rights as well.... Craney performs a valuable service...