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Men at War
A Soldier's-eye View of the Most Important Battles in History
New York : Berkley Caliber, 2009.
Format: Book
Edition: Berkley Caliber trade paperback edition.
Description: vi, 329 pages ; 21 cm
Epic battles'as seen through the eyes of the men who fought them.
From Gettysburg to D-Day, history's most momentous battles have been recounted to the world on a grand scale. This book, for the first time ever, looks at man's most epic battles from the point of view of the soldiers on the front lines; providing new insight into the great wars of history. Stories told by the Roman Legionaire, the British Doughboy, and the American Doggie, delve into these battles and battlefronts:
Roman Legion
Third Crusade under Richard Lionheart
Waterloo, French under Napoleon
American Civil War: Gettysburg
WWI: Americans at Ardennes
WWII: Japanese Island Defense
WWII: D-Day, Americans at Normandy
Marines at Chosin.
From Gettysburg to D-Day, history's most momentous battles have been recounted to the world on a grand scale. This book, for the first time ever, looks at man's most epic battles from the point of view of the soldiers on the front lines; providing new insight into the great wars of history. Stories told by the Roman Legionaire, the British Doughboy, and the American Doggie, delve into these battles and battlefronts:
Roman Legion
Third Crusade under Richard Lionheart
Waterloo, French under Napoleon
American Civil War: Gettysburg
WWI: Americans at Ardennes
WWII: Japanese Island Defense
WWII: D-Day, Americans at Normandy
Marines at Chosin.
Contents:
A Roman legionaire at Alesia / Douglas Niles -- Knight of the Third Crusade / Karen de Winter -- A soldier of the Emperor Napoleon / Todd Fisher -- With the Union at Gettysburg / William R. Forstchen -- A rifleman in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign / Roland Green -- Americans landing at Normandy Beach / William H. Keith -- A marine at the Chosin Reservoir / Douglas Niles -- A Navy SEAL in Vietnam / Kevin Dockery.
Subjects:
Battles -- History -- Anecdotes.
Soldiers -- Biography.
Combat -- History -- Anecdotes.
Strategy -- History -- Anecdotes.
Military history -- Anecdotes.
Battles -- History -- Anecdotes.
Soldiers -- Biography.
Combat -- History -- Anecdotes.
Strategy -- History -- Anecdotes.
Military history -- Anecdotes.
ISBN:
9780425230138
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HISTORY Military Men | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |