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Washington's men : Yorktown, Virginia : October 1781 -- The battle of the old men and the young boys : Petersburg, Virginia : June 1864 -- The water cure : Balangiga, Philippines : September 1901 -- Berlin stories : Berlin, Germany : April 1945 -- The "living-room war" : Hué, South Vietnam : February 1968 -- The bridge over the River Euphrates : Fallujah, Iraq : March 2004 -- Afterword. |
| Summary |
Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in The Hidden History of America at War. In prose that will remind you of "the best teacher you ever had" (People Magazine), Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span our nation's history, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. Along the way, he illuminates why we go to war, who fights, the grunt's-eye view of combat, and how these conflicts reshaped our military and national identity. From the Battle of Yorktown (1781), where a fledgling America learned hard lessons about what kind of military it would need to survive, to Fallujah (2004), which epitomized the dawn of the privatization of war, The Hidden History of America at War takes readers inside the battlefield, introducing them to key characters and events that will shatter myths, misconceptions, and romanticism, replacing them with rich insight. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Battles -- United States -- History.
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Soldiers -- United States -- History.
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Civilians in war -- United States -- History.
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Civil-military relations -- United States -- History.
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War and society -- United States -- History.
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Social change -- United States -- History.
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Battles. |
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Civil-military relations. |
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Civilians in war. |
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Military policy. |
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Social change. |
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Social conditions. |
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Soldiers. |
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War and society. |
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United States -- History, Military.
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United States -- Social conditions.
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United States -- Military policy.
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United States. |
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History.
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Military history.
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Electronic books. |
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Davis, Kenneth C. Hidden history of America at war New York : Hachette Books, 2015 9781401324100 (DLC) 2014024942 (OCoLC)890626339 |
| ISBN |
9780316295864 : $90.00 |
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0316295868 : $90.00 |
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