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War letters : extraordinary correspondence from American wars / edited by Andrew Carroll ; foreword by Douglas Brinkley.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: E181 .W273 2002

Overview

Summary: A variety of letters written by American servicemen which include accounts of combat, complaints about conditions, philosophical musings, love letters, and final thoughts.
Format: Book
Published: New York : Washington Square Press, 2002
Locale: United States
USA
Contents: The Civil War
World War I
World War II
The Korean War & The Cold War
The Vietnam War, The Persian Gulf War, Somalia, & Bosnia.
Other Authors/Editors: Carroll, Andrew, 1969-
Notes: Originally published: New York : Scribner, 2001.

Includes index.

The Civil War -- World War I -- World War II -- The Korean War & The Cold War -- The Vietnam War, The Persian Gulf War, Somalia, & Bosnia.

Physical Details

Language: English
External Link: Sample text
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents from HeBIS-Verbundkatalog
ISBN: 0743410068
9780743410069
Physical Description: 507 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: United States--History, Military--Sources. American letters. Soldiers--United States--Correspondence. United States--Armed Forces--Biography. Soldiers' writings, American. Armed Forces. Soldiers. United States. Soldat. Krieg. USA.

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