San Antonio in the Great War Christmas Truce then nothing else mattered—not the

then nothing else mattered—not the millions of dead bodies

a century after that conflict’s end

the pandemic slipped from the nation's public memory

Doctors and surgeons prevented disease from decimating armies

Navy recruitment poster by artist J

San Antonio in the Great War Christmas Truce then nothing else mattered—not theDescription by John M. Manguso Paperback San Antonio, Texas, has been called "Military City USA" for many years. It earned this sobriquet not only by virtue of its major military installations but also because of its close and cordial relationship with the US Armed Forces. But in 1916, the year before America entered the Great War, all of that was still in the future. Fort Sam Houston was the largest US Army post in the country, but its attention was