THIRTEEN SOLDIERS: A Personal History of Americans at War

THIRTEEN SOLDIERS: A Personal History of Americans at War

John McCainâ€™s evocative 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.

As a veteran himself, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a long-time student of history, John McCain brings a distinctive perspective to this subject. Thirteen Soldiers tells the stories of real soldiers who personify valor, obedience, enterprise, and love. Youâ€™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 thereâ€™s Oliver Wendell Holmes, an aristocratic idealist disillusioned by the Civil War, and Littleton â€œTonyâ€ 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.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 13 photos t-o as chapter openers
ReleaseDate 2014-11-11
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884710586333
EANs 9781476759654

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	13 photos t-o as chapter openers
ReleaseDate	2014-11-11
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884710586333
EANs	9781476759654

THIRTEEN SOLDIERS: A Personal History of Americans at War

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