A People's History of the U.S. Military: Ordinary Soldiers Reflect on Their Experience of War, from the American Revolution to...
- ISBN-10
- 1595586288
- ISBN-13
- 9781595586285
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 375
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Author
- Michael A. Bellesiles
Description
Draws from three 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, from the American Revolution to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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