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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 Cover Image

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.

Ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan (portion title)

Bellesiles, Michael A. (Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781595586285
ISBN: 1595586288
Physical Description: 375 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : New Press, [2012]
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.