Robert B. (SGTBob) reviewed on 12/13/2008 + 156 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

Reading this book was realitively easy, as most of the letters are one pagers. You could read and if interruptions came up you could always continue at a later time.
The book has letters from the Civil War (both North and South soldiers and citizens), World War I and II, the Korean War, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Somalia and Bosnia. For the most part, the letters are in chronological order and take you on a walk through American and World history through the eyes of soldiers and other American Citizens. There are letters from several popular and distinguished persons long before they became well known.
For me the most difficult thing about this book was reading a series of letters from a soldier to his/her (yes, there are female soldiers) family back home, only to learn that he or she was killed in battle a short time after writing their "final" letter home. This book is a must read for anyone interested in history.

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