A people's history of the U.S. military : ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan

A people's history of the U.S. military : ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan /

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 Details
Main Author: Bellesiles, Michael A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The New Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Soldiers > United States > Diaries.
Soldiers > United States > Anecdotes.
Soldiers' writings, American.
Armed Forces.
Soldiers.
Krieg
Soldat
United States > History, Military.
United States > Armed Forces > Diaries.
United States > Armed Forces > Biography > Anecdotes.
United States.
USA.
Biographies.
Anecdotes.
Diaries.
Military history.
Nonfiction.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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