St. Louis and the Great War

When World War I erupted in 1914, the conflict seemed a world away from tranquil St. Louis. By the time of the Armistice, however, the war had affected countless Missourians in ways big and small. St. Louis and the Great War is a richly illustrated account of how the city and its citizens evolved and proudly served in those four years.
St. Louis’s involvement in the events of World War I is largely unknown to the outside world, but it produced a number of significant contributions. Munition...