description: The WORLD WITHIN WAR is a highly original social history, authoritatively recovering and capturing the full experience of combat in World War II. Based on a vast array of letters, diaries, books, and a survey of veterans by the Army War College, the book cuts through the many layers of protective shielding in soldiers' memoirs to find the shards of direct experiences that lie beneath. Linderman demonstrates that for American soldiers around the globe, the war was disintegrative. Examining how Americans prepared for battle, how they treated each other, how they conceived of the enemy, how they thought of home, and how they reacted to battle itself, Linderman argues that ultimately, combat had its own grim logic, independent of causes and countries, flags and commanders.
language: English
title: World Within War, The: America's Combat Experience In World War II
titlecomplete: World Within War, The: America's Combat Experience In World War II
genres: Military History, History, World War II, American History, European History, War, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 87
publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.