Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1 1. "Do Everything Possible to Keep the Peace": Veterans’ Duty in the British Legion, 1938–1939 2. "There Is a Great Deal We Can Do About America": Veterans’ Duty in the American Legion, 1938–1941 Part 1 Conclusion: Veterans’ Duty and Service: Comparing the British and American Legions Part 2 3. "A New Legion … of Millions": Trans-Generational Comradeship in the British Legion, 1939–1941 4. Toward a "Two-War Legion": Trans-Generational Comradeship in the American Legion, 1942–1944 Part 2 Conclusion: Trans-Generational Comradeship: Comparing the British and American Legions Part 3 5. "Never Again": The Social Contract and Post-War Planning in the British Legion, 1940–1946 6. "What Will We Win?": The Social Contract and Post-War Planning in the American Legion, 1944–1946 Part 3 Conclusion: The Social Contract and Post-War Planning: Comparing the British and American Legions. Conclusion

About the Author

Ashley Garber teaches history and works as an independent scholar in London. She earned her DPhil in history from the University of Oxford in 2019.