A people's history of the U.S. military : ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan
- Responsibility
- Michael A. Bellesiles.
- Imprint
- New York : New Press, c2012.
- Physical description
- 375 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Bellesiles, Michael A.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- The American Revolution
- The War of 1812
- The Mexican War
- The Civil War
- Indian wars
- The wars of empire
- World War I
- World War II
- Cold Wars: Korea and Vietnam
- Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Summary
- Draws from more than two centuries of soldiers' personal encounters with combat--through excerpts from letters, diaries, memoirs, audio recordings, film, and blogs--to capture the essence of the American military experience firsthand.
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Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2012
- Title Variation
- Ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan
- ISBN
- 9781595586285 (hc. : alk. paper)
- 1595586288 (hc. : alk. paper)
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