1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000189259707536

Autore

Snow, Charles Percy

Titolo

Scienza e governo / C. P. Snow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino : Einaudi, 1972

Descrizione fisica

150 p. ; 18 cm.

Collana

Nuovo politecnico ; 5

Disciplina

623

Soggetti

Scienziati - Influenza politica

Tizard, Henry Thomas

Cherwell, Frederick Alexander Lindemann

Cherwell, Frederick Alexander Lindemann

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964127203321

Autore

Bellesiles Michael A

Titolo

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

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