The Last Torchbearer

Frank Buckles, the last U.S. World War I veteran, died on Sunday at his home in West Virginia. He was 110.

Yale University Libraries and Collections recommend the following areas to explore in economic issues related to World War I:

• Agriculture
• The integration of women into the industrial workforce
• Manufacturing
• Protected industries
• Raw materials
• Realignment of the national economies toward the war
• The role of empires in the war economy