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American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
Peter S. Kindsvatter
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Description for American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
Paperback. A winner of the Richard W Leopold Prize and the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award and selected for the US Army's Recommended Reading List. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
A winner of the Richard W Leopold Prize and the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award and selected for the US Army's Recommended Reading List.
A winner of the Richard W Leopold Prize and the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award and selected for the US Army's Recommended Reading List.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700614165
SKU
V9780700614165
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Ref
99-31
About Peter S. Kindsvatter
Peter S. Kindsvatter served in the U.S. Army for twenty-one years and retired as an Armor lieutenant colonel. He is the Command Historian at the U.S. Army Ordnance Center and Schools, Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Reviews for American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
A superb, compelling, and important contribution to our understanding of men-at-arms. - Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn ""The best analysis of the nature of twentieth-century American combat available."" - American Historical Review ""A vivid portrayal of the savagery of war and its human dimensions."" - Michael Doubler, author of Closing with the Enemy ""Kindsvatter's sweeping study is a tour de force."" - Journal of Military History ""A must read for every military leader."" - Peter Mansoor, author of The GI Offensive in Europe ""A masterful work."" - H-Net Book Reviews, H-War ""This illuminating work is about coping with fear at the foxhole level, and it powerfully conveys the psychology and military sociology of combat."" - Booklist ""Offers fascinating, unsentimental arguments about the minds of soldiers."" - Publishers Weekly