Soldiers: A Global History of the Fighting Man, 1800-1945

by John A. Haymond

Overview

No matter the war, no matter the army, no matter the nationality, common threads run through the experiences of men at war. Soldiers highlights these shared experiences across 150 years of warfare, from the Napoleonic Wars through World War II and everything in between, such as the Mexican and Crimean Wars, the American Civil War, the U.S. Indian Wars and Britain’s imperial bush wars, the Boxer Rebellion, the Boer War, the First World War, and more. Haymond explores the experiences that connect soldiers across time and space and draws heavily from firsthand accounts to craft a narrative with flesh-and-blood immediacy. Soldiers is entertaining and informative: history at its best.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811737951
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	10/01/2018
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

John A. Haymond holds a BA in history and English from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in history from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He served twenty-one years in the U.S. Army and now teaches history for the Minnesota State College System. This is his third book; his work has also been published in Military History Quarterly and Museum & Society. Although he has lived wherever duty called, he thinks of Minnesota as home.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 "Following the Drum" 1

Chapter 2 Drill and Training 33

Chapter 3 Officers, NCOs, and "Other Ranks" 60

Chapter 4 Identity and Belonging 89

Chapter 5 Marching and Manual Labor 106

Chapter 6 Tools of the Trade 126

Chapter 7 Bully Beef, Salt Horse, and Hardtack 155

Chapter 8 Water, Rum, and Whiskey 190

Chapter 9 "Hell with the Lid Off" 203

Chapter 10 Boredom, Fear, and Courage 231

Chapter 11 Misery and Mud 261

Chapter 12 The Fog of War 297

Chapter 13 Enemies and Allies 313

Chapter 14 Discipline and Punishment 356

Chapter 15 Garrison Life 376

Chapter 16 After the Army 396

Acknowledgments 415

Notes 417

Bibliography 442

Index 460