Those Who Have Borne the Battle
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A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them
"The familiar narrative of the American military experience traces the long, occasionally glorious, always bloody monarchy from Lexington and Concord to Iraq and Afghanistan. [The book] amends that account by adding two subjects of acute contemporary relevance: how the United States has raised the forces with which it wages war, and how, in the aftermath of battle, it cares for and remembers those who fought." -New York Times Book Review
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- ISBN: 9781610392440
- Author: James Wright
- Pub date: 07.05.13
- RRP: $30.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
James Wright
The son of a World War II veteran, James Wright joined the marines at age seventeen and served for three years, primarily with the First Marine Brigade in Hawaii and Japan. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, became a history professor at Dartmouth College in 1969, and served as president of Dartmouth from 1998 to 2009. Since 2005 he has visited military hospitals over two dozen times and has worked to establish educational counseling programs for wounded veterans, efforts featured in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, ABC World News, and VFW Magazine, and recognized by educational, veteran, and service organizations. He and his wife, Susan, live in New Hampshire.