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John McCain
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
November 17, 2015
Pages
384
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781476759661
ISBN-10
1476759669
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.86 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A personal history of war from bestselling authors John McCain and Mark Salter, told through the stories of thirteen remarkable American soldiers who fought in the nationâs major military conflicts, from the Revolution of 1776 through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As a veteran himself, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a long-time student of history, John McCain brings a distinctive perspective to the experience of war. With Mark Salter, Thirteen Soldiers tells the stories of real soldiers who personify valor, obedience, enterprise, and love. Youâll meet Joseph Plumb Martin, who at the tender age of fifteen fought in the Revolutionary War; Charles Black, a freeborn African American sailor in the War of 1812; and Sam Chamberlain, of the Mexican American War, whose life inspired novelist Cormac McCarthy. Then thereâs Oliver Wendell Holmes, an aristocratic idealist disillusioned by the Civil War, and Littleton âTonyâ Waller, court-martialed for refusing to massacre Filipino civilians.
Each story illustrates a particular aspect of war, such as Mary Rhoads, an Army reservist forever changed by an Iraqi scud missile attack during the Persian Gulf War; Monica Lin Brown, a frontline medic in rural Afghanistan who saved several lives in a convoy ambush; and Michael Monsoor, a Navy SEAL, who smothered a grenade before it could detonate on his men in Iraq. From their acts of self-sacrifice to their astonishing valor in the face of unimaginable danger, these âinspirational accounts of thirteen Americans who fought in various warsâ¦aptly reveal humanizing moments in such theaters of crueltyâ (Publishers Weekly).
As a veteran himself, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a long-time student of history, John McCain brings a distinctive perspective to the experience of war. With Mark Salter, Thirteen Soldiers tells the stories of real soldiers who personify valor, obedience, enterprise, and love. Youâll meet Joseph Plumb Martin, who at the tender age of fifteen fought in the Revolutionary War; Charles Black, a freeborn African American sailor in the War of 1812; and Sam Chamberlain, of the Mexican American War, whose life inspired novelist Cormac McCarthy. Then thereâs Oliver Wendell Holmes, an aristocratic idealist disillusioned by the Civil War, and Littleton âTonyâ Waller, court-martialed for refusing to massacre Filipino civilians.
Each story illustrates a particular aspect of war, such as Mary Rhoads, an Army reservist forever changed by an Iraqi scud missile attack during the Persian Gulf War; Monica Lin Brown, a frontline medic in rural Afghanistan who saved several lives in a convoy ambush; and Michael Monsoor, a Navy SEAL, who smothered a grenade before it could detonate on his men in Iraq. From their acts of self-sacrifice to their astonishing valor in the face of unimaginable danger, these âinspirational accounts of thirteen Americans who fought in various warsâ¦aptly reveal humanizing moments in such theaters of crueltyâ (Publishers Weekly).
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (December 17, 2014)
9781410475657 | details & prices | 661 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $31.99
About: Presents an evocative history of Americans at war through the personal accounts of thirteen remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
About: Presents an evocative history of Americans at war through the personal accounts of thirteen remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
from Simon & Schuster (November 11, 2014)
9781476759654 | details & prices | 364 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $28.00
With Aurelius Battaglia (other contributor) |
Board book edition from Grosset & Dunlap (December 1, 1978); titled "Baby's Seasons"
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (November 17, 2015)
9781476759661 | details & prices | 384 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.86 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A personal history of war from bestselling authors John McCain and Mark Salter, told through the stories of thirteen remarkable American soldiers who fought in the nationâs major military conflicts, from the Revolution of 1776 through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
About: A personal history of war from bestselling authors John McCain and Mark Salter, told through the stories of thirteen remarkable American soldiers who fought in the nationâs major military conflicts, from the Revolution of 1776 through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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