Echoes of War: A Thousand Years of Military History in Popular Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0813122406
- ISBN-13
- 9780813122403
- Series
- Echoes of War
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 277
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Author
- Michael C.C. Adams
Description
Challenging the notion that Americans do not care about history, the author uses popular culture to demonstrate a national obsession with military history, from historical fiction on the national bestseller list to the popularity of the History Channel.
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