David W. Levy is retired as the Irene and Julian J. Rothbaum Professor of Modern American History and David Ross Boyd Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Herbert Croly of the New Republic: The Life and Thought of an American Progressive and Mark Twain: The Divided Mind of America’s Best-Loved Writer and coeditor of seven volumes of the letters of Supreme Court justice Louis D. Brandeis.Joseph Harroz Jr. is President of the University of Oklahoma.

“These letters provide a glimpse into the lives of these everyday soldiers to whom we can trace our OU lineage, revealing their humanity as they fought to preserve democracy and instill lasting peace… I encourage you to read these letters not only to learn about the lives and legacies of those who have gone before us but also to be inspired to forge your own.”—from the foreword by Joseph Harroz Jr.“Sooner Doughboys Write Home is an engaging introduction to eyewitness accounts of American service in World War I, offering a broad selection of voices of OU’s young men in uniform and what they witnessed on the home front and in France.”—David V. Holtby, author of Lest We Forget: World War I and New Mexico “David Levy has done the historical record of Oklahoma an incredible service by publishing these long-forgotten firsthand accounts of Sooners in the Great War. Each of the letters offers a sobering picture of the harsh realities of war from those closest to its effects. This book is a must-read for those seeking a better understanding of how Oklahomans contributed to the American victory in World War I.”—Trait Thompson, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society

David W. Levy is retired as the Irene and Julian J. Rothbaum Professor of Modern American History and David Ross Boyd Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Herbert Croly of the New Republic: The Life and Thought of an American Progressive and Mark Twain: The Divided Mind of America’s Best-Loved Writer and coeditor of seven volumes of the letters of Supreme Court justice Louis D. Brandeis.Joseph Harroz Jr. is President of the University of Oklahoma.

“These letters provide a glimpse into the lives of these everyday soldiers to whom we can trace our OU lineage, revealing their humanity as they fought to preserve democracy and instill lasting peace… I encourage you to read these letters not only to learn about the lives and legacies of those who have gone before us but also to be inspired to forge your own.”—from the foreword by Joseph Harroz Jr.“Sooner Doughboys Write Home is an engaging introduction to eyewitness accounts of American service in World War I, offering a broad selection of voices of OU’s young men in uniform and what they witnessed on the home front and in France.”—David V. Holtby, author of Lest We Forget: World War I and New Mexico “David Levy has done the historical record of Oklahoma an incredible service by publishing these long-forgotten firsthand accounts of Sooners in the Great War. Each of the letters offers a sobering picture of the harsh realities of war from those closest to its effects. This book is a must-read for those seeking a better understanding of how Oklahomans contributed to the American victory in World War I.”—Trait Thompson, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society

David W. Levy is retired as the Irene and Julian J. Rothbaum Professor of Modern American History and David Ross Boyd Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Herbert Croly of the New Republic: The Life and Thought of an American Progressive and Mark Twain: The Divided Mind of America’s Best-Loved Writer and coeditor of seven volumes of the letters of Supreme Court justice Louis D. Brandeis.Joseph Harroz Jr. is President of the University of Oklahoma.

“These letters provide a glimpse into the lives of these everyday soldiers to whom we can trace our OU lineage, revealing their humanity as they fought to preserve democracy and instill lasting peace… I encourage you to read these letters not only to learn about the lives and legacies of those who have gone before us but also to be inspired to forge your own.”—from the foreword by Joseph Harroz Jr.“Sooner Doughboys Write Home is an engaging introduction to eyewitness accounts of American service in World War I, offering a broad selection of voices of OU’s young men in uniform and what they witnessed on the home front and in France.”—David V. Holtby, author of Lest We Forget: World War I and New Mexico “David Levy has done the historical record of Oklahoma an incredible service by publishing these long-forgotten firsthand accounts of Sooners in the Great War. Each of the letters offers a sobering picture of the harsh realities of war from those closest to its effects. This book is a must-read for those seeking a better understanding of how Oklahomans contributed to the American victory in World War I.”—Trait Thompson, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society