A People's History of the U. S. Military Ordinary Soldiers Reflect on Their Experience of War, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan |
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| Author:
| Bellesiles, Michael A. |
| Series title: | New Press People's History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59558-935-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | New Press, The
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Military service can shatter or give meaning to lives--it is rarely a neutral encounter--and it has resulted in a rich outpouring of personal testimony from the men and women who have literally placed their lives on the line.
A People’s History of the U.S. Military is "a 'real' love letter to . . . our military" (
Dissent) that tells the captivating narratives of common soldiers, sampled from over three centuries of letters, diaries, and memoirs as well as audio...
More DescriptionMilitary service can shatter or give meaning to lives--it is rarely a neutral encounter--and it has resulted in a rich outpouring of personal testimony from the men and women who have literally placed their lives on the line. A People’s History of the U.S. Military is "a 'real' love letter to . . . our military" (Dissent) that tells the captivating narratives of common soldiers, sampled from over three centuries of letters, diaries, and memoirs as well as audio recordings, films, and blogs. The often dramatic, sometimes very raw, 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, women disguising themselves as men in order to serve their country to African Americans fighting for their freedom through military service.
Called an "insightful and vivid volume" by military expert Andrew J. Bacevich, A People’s History of the U.S. Military has already become a major new touchstone for our understanding of American military service.