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A people's history of the U.S. military : ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan / Michael A. Bellesiles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bellesiles, Michael A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Armed Forces.
- Soldiers.
- United States--History, Military.
- United States.
- History, Military.
- Soldiers--United States--Diaries.
- Soldiers--United States--Anecdotes.
- Soldiers' writings, American.
- United States--Armed Forces--Diaries.
- United States--Armed Forces--Biography--Anecdotes.
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Biographies.
- Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- 375 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New Press, [2012]
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781595586285
- 1595586288
- OCLC:
- 768072626
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