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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910964127203321
• Autore: Bellesiles Michael A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : New Press, 2012
• ISBN: 9781595587138; 1595587136
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.00973
• Soggetti: Soldiers - United States; Soldiers' writings, American; United States History, Military; United States Armed Forces Diaries; United States Armed Forces Biography Anecdotes
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 from the men and women who have li