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A mesmerizing overview of U.S. military history In this concise one–volume history, acclaimed historian Victor Brooks offers an absorbing and informative overview of the American fighting man. From the American Revolution to Korea and Kuwait, Honor the Brave covers every war, key campaign, and political action in United States history. In engaging sidebars, Brooks singles out particularly courageous figures, such as Peter Salem, one of the black American soldiers depicted in John Trumbull s famous painting The Battle of Bunker Hill, and World War II s Audie Murphy. Honor the Brave also accents famous and illuminativing quotations and excerpts from literature. With over 150 engravings, sketches, and photographs, this book brings the heroes and pivotal events and battles to thrilling life. Honor the Brave is a Military Book Club Main Selection. Victor Brooks (Villanova, PA), Professor of History at Villanova University, is the author of several books on military history.
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The wars, the battles, and the heroes that have made and kept America free "Stand your ground! Don’t fire unless fired upon! But if they want to have a war, let it begin here."—Captain John Parker to his men on Lexington Common, April 19, 1775 "Give it to them boys, let’s finish this business today."—General Andrew Jackson encouraging his men in defense of New Orleans "Victory is certain, trust in God and fear not! Remember the Alamo."—General Sam Houston to his men about to charge Santa Anna’s army "Nothing any of us had ever known could compare with the utter anguish, frustration, and constant inner battle of maintaining some semblance of sanity."—Officer on Iwo Jima in February 1945
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Victor Brooks, professor of history at Villanova University, is the author of several books on military history
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- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0471418366
- ISBN 13 9780471418368
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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