Download or read book American Mennonites and the Great War, 1914-1918 written by Gerlof D. Homan and published by Herald Press (VA). This book was released on 1994 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of American Mennonites during World War I is the story of a religious, nonconformist minority that tried to remain faithful to its beliefs and peace traditions during a time of mass hysteria and superpatriotism. Blending sound scholarship with a gripping storyline, Gerlof D. Homan inspires Mennonites of today and tomorrow to follow in the footsteps of an earlier generation that tried to remain faithful and obedient amidst tremendous patriotic pressure to conform. Volume 34 in the Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History Series.