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People's History of the U.S. Military, A : Common Soliders Reflect on Their Experience of War, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan 0 Edition
Author(s): Michael Bellesiles (Author)
- Publisher: The New Press
- Publication Date: 29 Sept. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 378 pages
- ISBN-10: 1595586288
- ISBN-13: 9781595586285
Book Description
Drawing from three centuries of soldiers’ personal accounts with combat, A People’s History of the U.S Military is a compelling first person account of the experiences of common soldiers in the U.S military, from the American revolution to the present day. Illustrating the reality of military experience and its aftermath with fascinating excerpts from letters, diaries and memoirs, as well as audio recordings, film and blogs to illustrate attitudes to war through the ages.
Editorial Reviews
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A Choice magazine Outstanding Academic Title selection
“Surrounded by Bellesiles’ acerbic commentary, this is a useful, unsettling bottom-up history of America’s wars that emphasizes the soldiers’ mistreatment, suffering and injustice.”
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“Bellesiles’ most recent book explores the American army from the Revolution through Iraq and Afghanistan, using excerpts from letters, diaries and memoirs, recordings, and videos and blogs of soldiers in combat. . . . . This history is compact yet complete, and its narrative is excellent.”
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About the Author
Michael A. Bellesiles teaches history at Central Connecticut State University. The author of numerous books, including 1877: America’s Year of Living Violently, he lives in Connecticut.
