"The memoir of a young man from a long line of enlisted men and women, raised on military bases and shaped from a young age to idolize and glorify war and the people who fight it. After he joins the Marines and serves in Iraq, he must begin to reckon with the troubled and complicated truths of the American war machine"--Provided by publisher.
Discusses the life of a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, including what the war was about, enlistment and training, daily life, and the hazards of war.
Describes the life of the average Union soldier in the Civil War, the leadership of generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, the enlistment of women posing as men, and the experiences and contributions of African-American troops.
