Thirteen soldiers : a personal history of Americans at war
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Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014].
Format
Book - Large Print
ISBN
9781410475657, 1410475654
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659 pages ; 22 cm.
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Dorchester - Adult Nonfiction Large Print | 355 MCC LP | Available |
Rhinelander - Adult Large Print | 355.0092 MCC | Available |
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014].
Language
English
ISBN
9781410475657, 1410475654
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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
A history of Americans at war, told through the personal accounts of thirteen remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War of 1776 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. You'll meet Joseph Plumb Martin, who at the tender age of fifteen fought in the Revolutionary War; Charles Black, a freeborn African American sailor in the War of 1812; and Sam Chamberlain, of the Mexican American War, whose life inspired novelist Cormac McCarthy. Then there's Oliver Wendell Holmes, an aristocratic idealist disillusioned by the Civil War, and Littleton "Tony" Waller, court-martialed for refusing to massacre Filipino civilians. Each account illustrates a particular aspect of war, such as Mary Rhoads, an Army reservist forever changed by an Iraqi scud missile attack during the Persian Gulf War, and Monica Lin Brown, a frontline medic in rural Afghanistan who saved several lives in an ambushed convoy. From their acts of self-sacrifice to their astonishing bravery, these thirteen soldiers embody the best America has to offer.--,(Source of description not identified)
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCain, J., & Salter, M. (2014). Thirteen soldiers: a personal history of Americans at war . Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCain, John, 1936-2018 and Mark. Salter. 2014. Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans At War. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCain, John, 1936-2018 and Mark. Salter. Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans At War Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCain, John, and Mark Salter. Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans At War Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
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