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Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee
A World War I–era committee rather than a single writer, this group is remembered for assembling a stirring patriotic anthology to support military families. Their work captures the period’s mix of gratitude, public service, and belief in democratic ideals.
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Defenders of Democracy Contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy
by Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee
About the author
Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee was the editorial group behind Defenders of Democracy, a collection published in 1918. The volume gathered contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from the United States and allied countries, with the committee credited as its editor.
Contemporary catalog records and digitized editions show that the book was created as a fundraising effort. Its proceeds were intended to aid needy families of men serving in the Naval Militia, linking the committee’s literary work directly to wartime relief and charitable service.
Because this was a committee and not an individual author, little personal biographical detail is usually attached to the name. What stands out instead is the group’s role in organizing a large, civic-minded anthology that reflects the patriotic and humanitarian spirit of the First World War era.