American military war letters

Author: Andrew Carroll
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Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Features: In 1998, Andrew Carroll founded the Legacy Project, aiming to preserve soldiers' letters to honor those who served their country. Since then, approximately 50,000 letters have been sent to him from across the nation. Carroll carefully selected some of these letters to compile this collection of American military correspondence, which covers the American Civil War, both World Wars, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and U.S. military operations in Somalia and Bosnia. In these letters, you can read about the brutal battles experienced by American soldiers, heartfelt expressions of longing from soldiers to their loved ones, and profound reflections on the nature of war and humanity. What is truly moving is that many soldiers died in battle shortly after writing these letters, making them the last messages they left behind for their families. The Letters from America’s Wars includes correspondence from numerous ordinary soldiers, nurses, priests, journalists, even spies, as well as their families and friends. It also features previously unpublished letters from legendary figures such as Sherman, Patton, Theodore Roosevelt, Davis, MacArthur, Child, Eisenhower, and Schwarzkopf. These historically significant letters serve as firsthand records of American military history. For those who fought for this country, this collection is an eternal tribute. The book is prefaced by Douglas Brinkley, professor at the Eisenhower Center at the University of New Orleans in the United States. The Letters from America’s Wars is a collection of letters from American soldiers during wartime. The time span of the letters collected ranges from the American Civil War to the Gulf War and the Bosnian War at the end of the 20th century.