Explores how war and the military shaped the identities of Ernest Hemingway, James Salter, and Tim O'Brien, three of the twentieth century's most respected authors.
American war diaries from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf
Morgan, Speer
1994
A collection of diaries by ordinary soldiers who fought in seven of America's wars. In the accounts, farmers and lawyers, buglers and nurses, foot troops and bomber pilots reveal war as ordinary Americans experienced it.
Re-creates the day-to-day lives of the soldiers who fought and died for both the Union and Confederacy by using diaries, letters, drawings, and paintings of the men who were there.
A variety of letters written by American servicemen which include accounts of combat, complaints about conditions, philosophical musings, love letters, and final thoughts.
A variety of letters written by American servicemen which include accounts of combat, complaints about conditions, philosophical musings, love letters, and final thoughts.
