War Is...
Annotation:Memoirs, letters and more about war; from throughout American history.
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Annotation:African-Americans fought on both sides of the American Revolution (1775-1783).
Annotation:A collection of important documents from the Revolutionary War.
Annotation:Multiple Indian Wars took place between the Colonial era and 1890. This is the story of the defeat of General George Custer (1876) from the perspective of Native Americans.
Annotation:A classic personal account of the Civil War (1861-1865).
Annotation:Life was truly horrible for the prisoners of war who were shipped to Andersonville, GA in 1864.
Annotation:Medal of Honor recipient Rickenbacker fought the notorious German Red Baron and his fierce squadron known as "the flying circus" in World War I (1914-1918).
Annotation:A handy overview of World War I that includes many amazing photographs.
Annotation:A graphic memoir of Alan Cope, who served in World War II (1939-1945).
Annotation:Despite segregation, World War II pilots John and Herb became friends.
Annotation:Manzanar was a hastily constructed community in the high mountain desert of California where thousands of Japanese Americans were forced to live during World War II.
Annotation:More than 30 men and women who served in Korea (1950-53) share their stories.
Annotation:Caputo served as a platoon commander for the very first American combat unit sent to Vietnam (1961-1975).
Annotation:A journalist's journal of war in 1986 Afghanistan.
Annotation:Buzz Williams served in the Persian Gulf in 1991.
Annotation:As an Air Force captain, O'Grady survived a 5-mile plummet to the ground in war-torn Bosnia (1991-1995).
Annotation:Gerszak spent more than a year embedded with troops in Afghanistan (2001-)
Annotation:An honest personal account of the most recent war in Iraq (2003-2011).
Annotation:Journalist Axe sweats his way through 21st century wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and East Timor.
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Soldiers and civilians from the Revolution to Iraq share their stories. Visit our Veterans’ History Project page for interviews of local veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. http://www.nileslibrary.org/vhp/
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