A people's history of the U.S. military
Subtitle: ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan
By: Michael A. Bellesiles
Publisher: The New Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9781595586285
Subjects: Diaries; Anecdotes; Soldiers; Military History; Soldiers' writings, American; Biography; Armed Forces
Other titles: Ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The American Revolution; title: The War of 1812; title: The Mexican War; title: The Civil War; title: Indian wars; title: The wars of empire; title: World War I; title: World War II; title: Cold Wars: Korea and Vietnam; title: Iraq and Afghanistan.