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Having survived the World War I trenches and Chicago gangland, the brothers return after seven years to their segregated Mississippi Delta hometown, Clarksdale.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
Among the more than 400 dead were hundreds of World War I veterans who were working on a section of the Overseas Highway.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times: during the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
Having endured World War I–the war that did not end all wars; dictators, capitalists and nations love war too much to let that tradition go extinct–Kollwitz did not survive its sequel.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
Among the more than 400 dead were hundreds of World War I veterans who were working on a section of the Overseas Highway.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times: during the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
Having endured World War I–the war that did not end all wars; dictators, capitalists and nations love war too much to let that tradition go extinct–Kollwitz did not survive its sequel.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“World War I.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20I. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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