The Hidden History of America at War

Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah

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By Kenneth C. Davis

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Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in The Hidden History of America at War. In prose that will remind you of “the best teacher you ever had” (People Magazine), Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span our nation’s history, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. Along the way, he illuminates why we go to war, who fights, the grunt’s-eye view of combat, and how these conflicts reshaped our military and national identity.

From the Battle of Yorktown (1781), where a fledgling America learned hard lessons about what kind of military it would need to survive, to Fallujah (2004), which epitomized the dawn of the privatization of war, Hidden History of America at War takes readers inside the battlefield, introducing them to key characters and events that will shatter myths, misconceptions, and romanticism, replacing them with rich insight.

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May 5, 2015
Page Count
416 pages
Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-13
9781401330781

Kenneth C. Davis

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Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of the Don’t Know Much About® series with more than four million copies in print worldwide. Davis is a frequent media guest on national television and radio; he has written for the Op-Ed page of the New York Times, and been a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered. He posts regularly at DontKnowMuch.com and makes “virtual visits” to schools, libraries, and other audiences.

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