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On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington Na- tional Cemetery. By Robert M. Poole. Walker & Co., 2009. $28. ISBN 978-0-8027-1548-7.
Nursing Memories I
f you are a military nurse, the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), wants to know how you would complete this sen-
tence: “You’ll know you’re a military nurse when ...” Sto- ries can be submitted at
www.militarynursebook.org. Terry, a nurse in Iraq, started her answer this way:
“When you show up for work one night at the collection of tents that make up the hospital, and the notion of nurse- to-patient ratios in the ICU seems like a vague memory.” Joseph, also in Iraq, knew when he realized military nurses give wounded servicemembers “the best care pos- sible, not just because they are most deserving by fi ghting for their country, but also because they are absolutely the best patients to have.”
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Arlington National Cemetery in Vir-
ginia is “a ground
hallowed
in the national imagina- tion, a symbol of sacrifi ce and honor,” a beautiful and serene resting place for military personnel, scientists, explorers, and presidents, all national heroes. Robert M. Poole’s history tells the fascinating story of the cemetery from its creation as “a cemetery of convenience” during the Civil War to its position today as a national shrine. Poole tells how politics
and military expediency turned Robert E. Lee’s Ar- lington estate into an army headquarters and cem- etery in 1862 and how the cemetery grew in size and importance over the years. It now covers hundreds of acres with approximately 320,000 graves. He also reveals
intriguing details about the rituals of military funerals, how the Tomb of the Unknowns was created and how the Old Guard protects the tomb, as well as the inside story
of President Kennedy’s funeral and why he almost wasn’t buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Nothing Less Than Vic- tory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History. By John David Lewis. Princ- eton University Press, 2010. $29.95. ISBN 978-0-691- 13518-2.
Soldiers
and states- men long have
argued
over how to both
win a war and provide a lasting peace afterward. Historian John David
Lewis offers a provocative answer — launch an aggres- sive offense focused on the enemy’s will to fi ght, not its capability.
In this thoughtful and
well-presented book, Lewis claims a defensive strategy only prolongs the carnage and results in stalemate and greater instability. Lewis uses six wars to il-
lustrate his points, from the Greco-Persian wars of the 5th century B.C. to World War II, revealing a people’s will has nothing to do with the causes of war but every- thing to do with victory or defeat. Among his examples are the Greeks defeating the Persians and Gen. Wil- liam Tecumseh Sherman’s march through Georgia. — William D. Bushnell
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