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'Soldiers of the Revolutionary War' by Patrick Catel is a well written and precise accounting of the life of the Colonial and British Soldier during the Revolutionary War. It explores the formation, motivation, supplies, strategy,and medicine of these two Armies. Any reader interested in knowing more about the Revolutionary War and its soldiers will enjoy reading this book along with the other titles written by Patrick Catel in the ' Why We Fought,'

A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin is a great work of literature detailing the accounts of Joseph Plumb Martin throughout the Revolutionary War. Martin enlisted in the Rebel Army when he was just sixteen years old in 1776. Martin wrote of all his escapades forty-six years after he enlisted. Martin was a private in the Continental Army. Most stories of the Revolutionary War from a patriot viewpoint describes the Revolutionary Army as glamorous and superb.

Robert Cormier opens Heroes with a powerful self-description of the horrendous wounds that ex-war ‘hero’ Francis suffers. This scene is confronting as it graphically details his impaired bodily functions. Cormier elucidates Francis’ physical and emotional scars upon returning to Frenchtown. The use of short sentences enhances the direct, intimate narrative voice of Francis which allows readers to feel them listening to his thoughts. Cormier provides a detailed brutal description of the protagonist, which has a great immediate impact and arouses our sympathy.

Life in the army was not what Charley expected because automatically when he lied about his age and was allowed in the war even though he wanted to join the war because so he could prove that he is a man and not a little boy. When the Union went to Fort Snelling they did not have any uniforms for him only black pants that were so short that they showed his calves, grey socks and a black felt hat that was cheap to to the point that the sprinkle it drooped over his face. he did experience some good in the war one when the Union was on there way to Manassas he got to ride on a train with nice cushions and good food, but while he was still traveling he saw some “poor” farms and children who were barely dressed.

He also describes what it was like to write the book and how the popularity of his work was greater than he could have imagined. His tone in these sections is much more that of a civilian, and not a soldier, and this lets the reader feel that there is an end to the madness Caputo has endured, at least to some extent. The most successful aspect of this book is Caputo’s ability to show his readers both the good and bad sides of himself and the soldiers he knew, as well as the true psychological effects of warfare. This book should be read not only by Historians and History majors, but all college-level

Joseph Plumb Martin was born on November 1760 in western Massachusetts. He wrote a book in which he described the life of an ordinary soldier during the American Revolution.”A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier” not only informed about the poor conditions in which the troops lived but also is one of the few soldier's accounts of the Revolution in general.

It is often difficult to relate to events that occur in the past, but if we can find similarities between the past and present, we can better understand history. Joseph Boyden, author of the novel Three Day Road, examines the similarities between the present and past through a first person narrative of two indigenous soldiers in World War One. The events that the two soldiers experience are the same as today’s soldiers, and it also affects them in a similar manner. The emotional and physical effects of war on soldiers make Three Day Road pertinent to the present time and circumstance.

Rose divides the book into four parts, focusing first on “Americans Abroad.” He looks at the accounts of not only the soldiers themselves, but also the war correspondents

First of all, Heller’s classic novel provides a clear insight into a soldier’s thought during times of calm. In his novel, Heller depicts the novel’s main character, John Yossarian, as being anti-war; Yossarian’s fellow

I caught my mind wandering as I was unsure of the next few days to come. I hear of a battle that will take place but I’m unsure of how I will play my role in it. The bugle goes off and we all rise from our solemn sleep and begin our training. The colonel yells aloud through the camp that we must be at the post in fifteen minutes. I think to myself, is this the day that we go to battle? I’m not ready for this. I feel unprepared with so many questions I’m asking myself. I arrive at my post to learn that it is just a training exercise. I thank Jesus just as my mama had taught me to be thankful and always remember the lord is with you. As the day of training progresses we learn about loading musket

The “March” novel start with a 20 years old idealistic man: John March better known as “Mr. March” the protagonist from Concord, Massachusetts; who is in an external struggle because he has to left his family to joins into the war for the abolition of slavery. He started his journey after the battle of ‘Ball’s Blue’, Virginia . When Mr. March left home he promises to his family that he would write something every day, but in the situation of brutality that he was living, he never tell the true to his lovely family his wife ‘Margaret Day’, “Marmee”, and his daughters, Amy the youngest ,Beth ,Jo, and Meg the eldest daughter..

War forces young soldiers to grow up quickly. In Stephen Crane’s Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage, Henry Fleming is no exception. He is faced with the hard reality of war and this forces him to readjust his romantic beliefs about war. Through the novel, the reader can trace the growth and development of Henry through these four stages: (1) romanticizing war and the heroic role each soldier plays, (2) facing the realities of war, (3) lying to himself to maintain his self-importance, and (4) realistic awareness of his abilities and place in life. Through Henry’s experiences in his path to self-discovery, he is strongly affected by events that help shape his ideology of war, death,

The Civil War took more lives than any other war in history, seeing this devastation first hand can change a person. In Stephen Crane’s “The Red Badge of Courage”, his military school background is evident. During his education, he established a desire to learn and write about the Civil War. In this novel Stephen Crane illustrates the battles of the Civil War, but more importantly the Battle of Charlottesville and the effect war has on the soldiers. Stephen Crane reflects on the journey of his main character Henry Fleming and his development from a young, immature farm boy into, not just a man, but a hero, while facing the brutal realities of the Civil War.

“It is not often that you read a story where the American soldier is the bad guy. Miller does a great job of portraying the conflict for what it truly was. He does not give an “anti-American” tone while writing the book, like many other critics have. I think that we have a lot to learn from this conflict. America is the greatest country, with the greatest beacon of life and liberty than any other country in history. With that being said, we must not turn our head from the atrocities that Uncle Sam takes responsibility for. Studying the tainted corners of our history provides us with the ability to learn from experience.”

Dawes, James. The Language of War: Literature and Culture in the U.S. from the Civil War Through World War II. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2002. Google books.com. Web. 30 May 2014.