Geoffrey C. Ward
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Publication Date
2025.
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Description
A companion to the upcoming PBS series The American Revolution, this volume by historian Geoffrey C. Ward ably steers us through the international forces at play, telling the story not from the top down but from the bottom up-and through the eyes of not only our "Founding Fathers" but also those of ordinary soldiers, as well as underrepresented populations such as women, African Americans, Native Americans, and American Loyalists, asking who exactly...
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Publication Date
2017.
Description
"More than forty years after it ended, the Vietnam War continues to haunt our country. We still argue over why we were there, whether we could have won, and who was right and wrong in their response to the conflict. When the war divided the country, it created deep political fault lines that continue to divide us today. Now, continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed collaborations, the authors draw on dozens and dozens of interviews...
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Publication Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xxv, 451 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports., fascims. ; 29 cm.
Description
As companion to the PBS series airing in September 2007, "The War" focuses on the citizens of four towns--Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama, following more than forty people from 1941 to 1945. It chronicles the story of World War II captured in the hearts and minds, words and deeds of those who made history at its most essential level: on the battlefields and on the home front. The individuals featured...
