Resch-Suffering Soldiers
The post-war economy was not ready for all the new workers who had been gone for so long. As a result, it was very hard for the veterans to find steady work. The lack of work created a demand for...
View ArticleCo. Aytch 13-17, To Appomattox and Beyond
The last four chapters of Co. Aytch seemed fairly repetitive in comparison to the first twelve. The onle new aspect to Watkins’ writing is his loss in morale and will to continue fighting. He became so...
View ArticleTo Appomattox and Beyond and Take Care of the Living
In the last part of To Appomattox and Beyond, Logue talks about the experiences soldiers had and the adaptations they made or failed to make upon returning from the war. Not only did the soldiers did...
View ArticleAlvin York
Alvin York was a religious man from Tennessee who fought in World War 1. The first thing I noticed while reading this was how different everything was from all the other wars we have read about....
View ArticleDoing Battle and The Greatest Generation Comes Home
I think it is amazing how Paul Fussell was able to recall the things he saw in battle in such detail and not have psychological issues. Most people would try to forget seeing things as horrifying as...
View ArticleDoing Battle
One thing that really came as a shock to me was when Fussell cited Russell Weigley saying that the combat infantry in WWII was occupied by the “least promising” recruits, meaning the uneducated, the...
View ArticleThe Greatest Generation Comes Home
Because of the improvement in technology in the years after World War I, many things were made easier for World War II, including the evacuation of wounded soldiers from battle. The mortality rate in...
View ArticleBorn on the Fourth of July pages 1-93
From the very beginning, Kovic’s account of his wartime experiences are extremely graphic. He recounts having his last rites given to him, although he obviously did not die. He does not seem very...
View ArticleWages of War 23-27
These chapters in Wages of War were about the problems faced by the soldiers of Vietnam both during and after the war. As with other wars, what civilians thought of the war helped shape what the...
View ArticleRemembering War the American Way
As the title would suggest, this reading had to do with the post-war years of Korea. This overseas conflict was an effort by the United States to stop the spread of communism. After the Korean “War,” a...
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