| A People's History of the U.S. Military: Ordinary Soldiers Reflect on Their Experience of War, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan Contributor(s): Bellesiles, Michael A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1595586288 ISBN-13: 9781595586285 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | Social History - History | Military - Veterans |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| LCCN: 2012012226 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.50 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 literally placed their lives on the line. The often dramatic and always richly textured first-person accounts collected in this book cover a wide range of perspectives, from ardent patriots to disillusioned cynics; barely literate farm boys to urbane college graduates; scions of founding families to recent immigrants, enthusiasts, and dissenters; women disguising themselves as men in order to serve their country to African Americans fighting for their freedom through military service. A work of great relevance and immediacy--as the nation grapples with the return of thousands of men and women from active military duty--A People's History of the U.S. Military will become a major new touchstone for our understanding of American military service. |