Men of War: The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima

摘要

Widely published author and historian Alexander Rose has delivered another outstanding book with Men of War: The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo jima. Rose examines three iconic battles from the perspective of the participants, in answering the question, what is it like being in battle? Inspired by John Keegan's The Face of (Battle, Rose goes beyond a general description of the battles. He includes historical accounts and vignettes that provide the reader with an overview of the individual soldiers experience at these battles, and with an understanding of the ever-evolving nature of war.