The world within war : America's combat experience in World War II / Gerald F. Linderman.

Author/creator Linderman, Gerald F.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Free Press, ©1997.
Descriptionviii, 408 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
United States. Army--History. --World War, 1939-1945.
Soldiers--United States. --History. --20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.

Contents 1. Battle: expectation, encounter, reaction -- 2. Battle: coping with combat -- 3. Fighting the Germans: the war of rules -- 4. Fighting the Japanese: war unrestrained -- 5. Discipline: not the American way -- 6. The appeals of battle: spectacle, danger, destruction -- 7. The appeals of battle: comradeship -- 8. War front and home front.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 383-394) and index.
LCCN 97036361
ISBN0684827972