Those who have borne the battle : a history of America's wars and those who fought them / James Wright.
"At the heart of the story of America's wars are our 'citizen soldiers'-- those hometown heroes who fought and sacrificed from Bunker Hill at Charlestown to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, and beyond, without expectation of recognition or recompense. Americans like to think that the service of its citize...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
PublicAffairs,
2012, copyright 2012.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 351 pages ; 24 cm |
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America's wars and those who fought them. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- The rage militaire: mobilizing "citizen soldiers," from the Revolution to World War I
- The mystic chords of memory: the obligations of a democracy to those who fight its wars
- The "good war" and the G.I.s who fought it
- To defend a country they did not know: freedom's frontier on the Korean Peninsula
- Friendly fire
- History lessons: We don't want any more Vietnams
- Remember that: reflections on the story that has no end.