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The hidden history of America at war : untold tales from Yorktown to Fallujah /

Combat tales have come to form an essential piece of our identity as Americans. But as some war stories have been repackaged and embellished, the truth behind the conflicts, the lives of the average soldiers and civilians involved and the lasting significance of the battles on American history, ofte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Kenneth C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hachette Books, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
United States > History, Military.
Battles > United States > History.
Soldiers > United States > History.
Civilians in war > United States > History.
Civil-military relations > United States > History.
War and society > United States > History.
Social change > United States > History.
United States > Social conditions.
United States > Military policy.
Table of Contents:
  • 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" : HuĂ©, South Vietnam : February 1968
  • The bridge over the River Euphrates : Fallujah, Iraq : March 2004
  • Afterword.