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- Title
View from the Ranks: Social and Cultural History of the American Armed Forces.
- Authors
Reardon, Carol
- Abstract
An essay is presented on the history of the American military. It offers a compelling way for students to learn about the millions who served in the ranks of all the American armed, forces during the eras of both war and peace. It also offers a considerable deep perception into the social composition, values, motivations, expectations, and daily life experiences of the enlisted personnel and junior officers who comprised the volume of the troop strength.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MILITARY history; ESSAYS; STUDENTS &; war; UNITED States armed forces; WORLD War II; AMERICAN military personnel
- Publication
OAH Magazine of History, 2008, Vol 22, Issue 4, p11
- ISSN
0882-228X
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1093/maghis/22.4.11