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

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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.

Additional Information

Subjects	Soldiers United States Diaries Soldiers United States Anecdotes Soldiers' writings, American Nonfiction History Military United States History, Military. United States Armed Forces Diaries. United States Armed Forces Biography Anecdotes. Electronic books.
Publisher	New York :New Press, The,2012 The New Press2012
Other Titles	Ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan
Contributors	OverDrive, Inc.
Language	English
System Details	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Format: OverDrive READ Format: Kindle Book Format: Adobe PDF eBook Format: Adobe EPUB eBook Requires Amazon Kindle or Adobe Digital Editions or Adobe Digital Editions
Description	1 online resource
Bibliography Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9781595587138 1595587136
Other	Classic View