The Army

By Harold W. Nelson

Book Overview

Working in conjunction with the Army Historical Foundation, Levin Associates presents the story of the United States Army as it has never before been told. In 1775, determined and angry colonists took up arms against a common foe, and their battle cries signalled the birth of the United States Army. The Army has been forged in the fires of revolution, tested on continental battlefields, battered at the shores of Normandy, and hardened on the sands of the Persian Gulf. From its first stand at Lexington, the Army has always had a non-negotiable contract with the American people to fight and win the nation's wars. Now, over 225 years after the founding of the Continental Army, the spirit and essence of the United States Army is celebrated for the first time in a definitive, magnificently illustrated, large format book published with the Army Historical Foundation. The Army is too large, too technically complex, and too historic to be adequately discussed by one or two persons.Written by an outstanding team, including historians, authors, and experts associated with the Army Historical Foundation, US Military Academy at West Point, the United States Army War College, as well as several distinguished retired Army officers, The Army has over 350 pages of riveting and informative text and stories of the Army experience. Essays on US Army history and today's soldiers focus not only on the tanks, helicopters, vehicles, and weapons, but especially on the people that make it all work. The thoughtful incorporation of full-colour and vintage photography, portraits, recruiting posters, and historically inspired paintings complements the text while adding the excitement that only spectacular illustrations can bring to a book. The Army enables the history of America's military to be cherished permanently in a handsome package that every soldier will be proud to own and -- with its unique medallion-inlaid cover -- to display. This book will be read again and again by past and present soldiers, their families and friends, and the countless others that have been inspired by the exploits of the United States Army.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883631016
• ISBN13: 9780883631010
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 14.3" x 1.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Worth it for the Pictures and Painting Alone

As an active duty Captain I was given this book by my father who is an Army Colonel. A great tabletop/bookshelf book with a history of the army which is enlightening, particulary the many photos and captions. The history in the chapters themselves is somewhat simplistic and "politically correct." Some of the Army's less glorious moments are conviently written out or glossed over or sanatized rather than dealt with in a forthright manner - i.e. the Indian wars, Civil War (southern generals are pictured but not discussed in depth), Bonus Marchers, etc. This doesn't take away from it being an excellent primer on the Army, its history, organization, values, and goals. The many included paintings from Don Stivers, Rick Reeves, Mort Kunstler really make this edition shine. I think nearly every US Army Stivers print has made it into this edition. If you love military art this is a great value. Four out of five stars for the sanitized P.C. history of the army. Five for the illustrations, paintings, pictures, and nice binding of this edition. Highly recommended for anyone who wants a well illustrated U.S Army history, and I get many comments on it from visitors who spot it as a coffee table book in my home.