The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting

The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting

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Volume 1: The French and Indian War; The Revolutionary War

Volume 2: The War of 1812; The Mexican-American War

Volume 3: The Civil War North; The Civil War South

Volume 4: The Indian Wars; The Spanish-American War

Volume 5: World War I; World War II, The European Theater

Volume 6: World War II, The Asian Theater; The Korean War

Volume 7: The Vietnam War; Post-Vietnam Conflicts

Volume 8: The Iraq Wars and the War on Terror & Index

The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting presents a unique and unfiltered presentation of American History from colonial days to the present through annotated primary documents of journalists and reporters writing as events occurred.

The definitive reference source on culture and history during wartime America's conflicts, each volume collects key news reports on battles, politics, the home front, peace talks, massacres, and much more. Substantial context-setting overviews introduce every volume, topical chapter, and unabridged primary source.

Over 2,500 annotated news reports - newspaper and magazine articles, and radio and television transcripts - and 400 drawings and photos cover every major and most minor conflicts over the past 250 years, from the French & Indian Wars to the War on Terror. Read history as it was being made in these immediate, raw, and often confused reports about life-and-death struggles on the front lines and the critical activities on the home front.

ISBN

9780313334351

Publication Date

2005

Publisher

Greenwood Press

City

Westport, CT

Keywords

Modern military history, United States Armed forces, War journalism resources

Disciplines

Communication | Journalism Studies

Comments

Annotated edition

The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting


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