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

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Main Author: Wright, James Edward, 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of 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.