American Soldiers : Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam /

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A sobering chronicle of war as well as a tribute to soldiers' perseverance in the face of its horrors that draws upon soldiers' memoirs, psychological studies, and oral histories to show that - regardless of the enemy, terrain, training, or weaponry - combat soldiers' wartime experien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kindsvatter, Peter S. (Author)
Other Authors: Weigley, Russell Frank (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Marine Corps > History.
United States. > Army. > Infantry > History.
USA > Marine Corps
United States. > Marine Corps.
United States. > Army. > Infantry.
United States. > Marine Corps > History > 20th century.
United States. > Army. > Infantry > History > 20th century.
Combat > History.
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Weltkrieg > 1914-1918
Vietnamkrieg
Soldat
Militärpsychologie
Koreakrieg
Combat.
Combat > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Combat > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Rallying to the flag
  • Environment of war
  • Immersion in the environment
  • Coping with the environment of war
  • Comrades and country
  • Failing to cope with the environment of war
  • Joys of war
  • Closing with the enemy
  • Leadership in combat
  • Dwellers beyond the environment of war
  • Equal opportunity in the foxhole
  • Conclusion: Don't expect too much from war
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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