People's History of the U. S. Military : Ordinary Soldiers Reflect on Their Experience of War f...
ISBN: 9781595586285 | 1595586288
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Perseus Distribution Services
Pub. Date: 9/11/2012
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In A People's History of the U.S. Military, historian Michael A. Bellesiles draws from three centuries of soldiers' personal encounters with combat--through fascinating excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, as well as audio recordings, film, and blogs--to capture the essence of the American military experience firsthand, from the American Revolution to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military service can shatter and give meaning to lives; it is rarely a neutral encounter, and has contributed to a rich outpouring of personal testimony f... MORE
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The American Revolution | p. 11 |
| The "War of 1812 | p. 44 |
| The Mexican War | p. 71 |
| The Civil War | p. 95 |
| Indian Wars | p. 131 |
| The Wars of Empire | p. 157 |
| World War I | p. 188 |
| World War II | p. 221 |
| Cold Wars: Korea and Vietnam | p. 257 |
| Iraq and Afghanistan | p. 296 |
| ... MORE | p. 325 |
| Index | p. 365 |
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