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Item Details
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VOICES OF WAR
STORIES OF SERVICE FROM THE HOME FRONT AND THE FRONT LINES |
| By: |
The Library of Congress (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0792242041 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780792242048 |
| Publisher: |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
30 September, 2005 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
This collection of stories of service from the home front and front lines will provoke memories and thoughtful reflection and truly celebrate the sacrifices made by the millions of veterans who have fought to defend America's freedom. |
| Synopsis: |
The experience of war has affected every generation in the 20th and 21st century. Every soldier has a story to tell, and since the year 2000 the Veteran's History Project, a new permanent department of the Library of Congress, has been carefully collecting and preserving the memories of the veterans of all wars. The collection is astonishing in its scope. In addition to more than 50,000 recorded oral histories, the VHP has amassed thousands of letters, photographs, scrapbooks, and invaluable mementos from nearly a century of warfare. In the first book to showcase the richness and depth of this collection the Library of Congress has organized the book into chapters by themes common to all war experiences: Basic Training, First Combat, Courage, Special Bonds, Fate, Fun, and Coming Home. Short introductory essays introduce each topic, then the book allows the veterans their chance to speak, deftly interweaving the letters, photographs, sketches, and pages of compelling oral history of U.S. veterans' experiences in World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf. Brief connecting passages provide background information where necessary.Through the diverse stories collected in this volume emerges the moving story of America at war. This is a book that will provoke memories and thoughtful reflection and truly celebrate the sacrifices made by the millions of veterans who have fought to defend our freedom. |
| Illustrations: |
150 colour photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
National Geographic Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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