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Those who have borne the battle : a history of America's wars and those who fought them  Cover Image Book Book

Those who have borne the battle : a history of America's wars and those who fought them / James Wright.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781610390729 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1610390725 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781610390736 (e-book)
  • ISBN: 1610390733 (e-book)
  • Physical Description: viii, 351 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, c2012.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-334) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: United States > History, Military > 20th century.
United States > History, Military > 21st century.
Veterans > United States.
War and society > United States.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at David M. Hunt Library - Falls Village.

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