Americans in Battle

London England: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1973. Hardback. First Edition. Americans in Battle. Slight foxing to edge. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. This study of the American fighting man, of all ranks and in all services, ranges from the War of Independence to Vietnam to Pinkville. Part One provides graphic accounts of all the major and many of the minor conflicts in American history, with close-ups of the man in the line of battle - from the victory over the British at New Orleans in 1814, the American Civil War, the gruelling battles with the Indians, to World War I and World War II. Part Two studies the psychology of the American fighting man and points out the strange contrats and contradictions in his mental and emotional make-up; his simplicity and cunning; his psychiatric problems; his sense of 'martial' honour; his appetite for sex; his crime and racketeering, and his cowardice and heroism. Finally, the system that produces the American soldier today is closely examined - his role as the instrument of the 'Great Defender' all over the world, the scientific revolution and the attitudes of the commanding generals. Illustrated. 213 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.