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- catalog abstract "A sobering chronicle of war as well as a tribute to soldiers' perseverance in the face of its horrors that draws upon soldiers' memoirs, psychological studies, and oral histories to show that - regardless of the enemy, terrain, training, or weaponry - combat soldiers' wartime experiences remain fundamentally the same. Publisher Fact Sheet. Annotation. Kindsvatter takes readers inside the minds of soldiers from World War I through Vietnam, revealing what motivated them to serve, how they dealt with danger and hardship, the roles of comradeship, leadership, and belief in cause and country. The study uses memoirs, oral histories, psychological studies, and fiction to show that the wartime experiences of American soldiers are essentially the same regardless of enemy, terrain, training, weaponry, or era.".
- catalog contributor b12788561.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "A sobering chronicle of war as well as a tribute to soldiers' perseverance in the face of its horrors that draws upon soldiers' memoirs, psychological studies, and oral histories to show that - regardless of the enemy, terrain, training, or weaponry - combat soldiers' wartime experiences remain fundamentally the same. Publisher Fact Sheet. Annotation. Kindsvatter takes readers inside the minds of soldiers from World War I through Vietnam, revealing what motivated them to serve, how they dealt with danger and hardship, the roles of comradeship, leadership, and belief in cause and country. The study uses memoirs, oral histories, psychological studies, and fiction to show that the wartime experiences of American soldiers are essentially the same regardless of enemy, terrain, training, weaponry, or era.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-420) and index.".
- catalog description "Rallying to the flag -- Environment of war -- Immersion in the environment -- Coping with the environment of war -- Comrades and country -- Failing to cope with the environment of war -- Joys of war -- Closing with the enemy -- Leadership in combat -- Dwellers beyond the environment of war -- Equal opportunity in the foxhole -- Conclusion: Don't expect too much from war -- Bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 432 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "American soldiers.".
- catalog identifier "0700612297 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "American soldiers.".
- catalog isPartOf "Modern war studies".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog relation "American soldiers.".
- catalog subject "355/.00973/0904 21".
- catalog subject "Combat History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "UA28 .K55 2003".
- catalog subject "United States. Army. Infantry History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "United States. Marine Corps History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Rallying to the flag -- Environment of war -- Immersion in the environment -- Coping with the environment of war -- Comrades and country -- Failing to cope with the environment of war -- Joys of war -- Closing with the enemy -- Leadership in combat -- Dwellers beyond the environment of war -- Equal opportunity in the foxhole -- Conclusion: Don't expect too much from war -- Bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog title "American soldiers : ground combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam / Peter S. Kindsvatter ; foreword by Russell F. Weigley.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".