Present Out Of Books War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
| Title | : | War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars |
| Author | : | Andrew Carroll |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 512 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2002 by Scribner (first published January 1st 2001) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. War. Military Fiction. Military. Military History |
Andrew Carroll
Paperback | Pages: 512 pages Rating: 4.17 | 951 Users | 95 Reviews
Relation Toward Books War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
In 1998, Andrew Carroll founded the Legacy Project, with the goal of remembering Americans who have served their nation and preserving their letters for posterity. Since then, over 50,000 letters have poured in from around the country. Nearly two hundred of them comprise this amazing collection—including never-before-published letters that appear in the new afterword.Here are letters from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf war, Somalia, and Bosnia—dramatic eyewitness accounts from the front lines, poignant expressions of love for family and country, insightful reflections on the nature of warfare. Amid the voices of common soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors, nurses, journalists, spies, and chaplains are letters by such legendary figures as Gen. William T. Sherman, Clara Barton, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernie Pyle, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Julia Child, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, and Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Collected in War Letters, they are an astonishing historical record, a powerful tribute to those who fought, and a celebration of the enduring power of letters.
Particularize Books During War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
| Original Title: | War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars |
| ISBN: | 0743410068 (ISBN13: 9780743410069) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2002) |
Rating Out Of Books War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
Ratings: 4.17 From 951 Users | 95 ReviewsAppraise Out Of Books War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
This book is a collection of letters written through several different American conflicts from the civil war to Bosnia. The intimate writings of each author immerse you in the middle of that war and that time period. Small details such as rations or weapons allow you to travel through time while the expressions of the hardships experienced during war resonate across time and remain true throughout, no matter the period. One such letter was from an officer, written to his young son on hisI picked up War Letters for an insight on the on-the-ground views of soldiers in the field while it was happening. The book was all it I anticipated it to be. I was surprised the amount of depth of research that Carroll endured to determine what happened to the letter writer following the war. I really appreciated the fact that letters were not changed to correct spelling. Errors were left in so the writer's intent was left unadulterated, as it should have been. This is a must read for anyone
Inspiring and heart wrenchingI wonder as I read these letters why so many write that war should be stopped and we dont listen. I am thankful for the opportunity to read these letters, thankful for the service and sacrifice of the men and women who fought for our country. I would recommend this book highly.
This is an amazing book! At times you forget that this is non-fiction, getting swept into the many author's discussion of the world around them. The additional editor's notes about the situation in the world at the time the letter was written puts you in the right frame of mind. Further, incorporating what happened to the authors during the war gives that final personal touch!
This book was a bit hard to read at times and it took me a little while to get through. That's because the letters are left as they were written - grammatical/spelling errors and all. I feel like it was an authentic experience and I learned much more about the wars reading this book than I ever did in school. Parts are devastating and parts are graphic (just as one would expect). One of the excerpts I flagged was part of a letter from Sgt. Richard Leonard, who was stationed in Japan: "War is all
I found this book in my house. Initially I had no idea where it came from. Then I found a card to my aunt in the book and think she probably passed the book on to me. It was published in 2001. Carroll got the idea to post on Facebook asking for copies of letters that were written by armed forces from the various wars. The response was overwhelming, resulting in a book with letters from the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Viet Nam, Bosnia/Serbia, and Iraq. It took a long time to read because
0 Comments