American-soldiers

<p><p>this Book Is The First To Synthesize The Wartime Experiences Of American Combat Soldiers, From The Doughboys Of World War I To The Grunts Of Vietnam.<p>some Warriors Are Drawn To The Thrill Of Combat And Find It The Defining Moment Of Their Lives. Others Fall Victim To Fear, Exhaustion, Impaired Reasoning, And Despair. This Was Certainly True For Twentieth-century American Ground Troops. Whether Embracing Or Being Demoralized By War, These Men Risked Their Lives For Causes Larger Than Themselves With No Promise Of Safe Return. Focusing On Both Soldiers And Marines, Peter S. Kindsvatter Draws On Histories And Memoirs, Oral Histories, Psychological And Sociological Studies, And Even Fiction To Show That Their Experiences Remain Fundamentally The Same Regardless Of The Enemy, Terrain, Training, Or Weaponry.<p>kindsvatter Gets Inside The Minds Of American Soldiers To Reveal What Motivated Them To Serve And How They Were Turned Into Soldiers. He Re-creates The Physical And Emotional...</p> <h3>h-net Book Reviews</h3> <p>a Masterful Work.</p>