What America didPART ONE THE FIGHTING FORCESReading editionChapter navigation40 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…WHAT AMERICA DIDPREFACEILLUSTRATIONSFOREWORD: ENTERING THE WARPART ONE THE FIGHTING FORCESChapter I · THE MAKING OF THE ARMYChapter II · HOUSING THE SOLDIERS AND THEIR SUPPLIESChapter III · FEEDING AND EQUIPPING THE ARMYChapter IV · CREATING A MUNITIONS INDUSTRYChapter V · CARING FOR THE WOUNDEDChapter VI · THE WELFARE OF THE SOLDIERSChapter VII · MAINTAINING THE ARMY IN FRANCEChapter VIII · AT THE FRONTChapter IX · EXPANSION IN THE NAVYChapter X · OPERATING AN OCEAN FERRYChapter XI · WORKING WITH THE ALLIED NAVIESChapter XII · THE NAVY ON LANDChapter XIII · THE WINGS OF THE NAVYChapter XIV · THE TRAINING OF THE RESERVESChapter XV · CREATING A NEW BRANCH OF WARFAREChapter XVI · PROVIDING THE MEANSChapter XVII · TRAINING THE MENChapter XVIII · THE BALLOON CORPSChapter XIX · FLYING IN FRANCEChapter XX · AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONSChapter XXI · FINANCING THE WARChapter XXII · THE BRIDGE OF BOATSChapter XXIII · ORGANIZING THE NATIONChapter XXIV · INFORMING THE PUBLICChapter XXV · WAR-TIME CONTROL OF TRADE AND INDUSTRYChapter XXVI · “THE GREATEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD”Chapter XXVII · FEEDING THE NATIONSChapter XXVIII · THE MANAGEMENT OF FUELChapter XXIX · THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLEChapter XXX · LABOR AND THE WARChapter XXXI · BIG-BROTHERING THE FIGHTING FORCESChapter XXXII · RUNNING THE RAILROADSChapter XXXIII · THE WORK OF WOMEN FOR THE WARChapter XXXIV · FIGHTING THE UNDERGROUND ENEMYChapter XXXV · AT THE HEART OF THE NATIONPrevious chapter ←FOREWORD: ENTERING THE WARNext chapter →Part 1 — Chapter I · THE MAKING OF THE ARMYAll chapters and sections (40)Other sectionsWHAT AMERICA DIDPREFACEILLUSTRATIONSFOREWORD: ENTERING THE WARParts1Part 1 · Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920Part 2 · Chapters212223242526272829303132333435SECTION I. ON LAND.← FOREWORD: ENTERING THE WARCHAPTER I THE MAKING OF THE ARMY →