You’ll meet Joseph Plumb Martin, who at the tender age of fifteen fought in the Revolutionary War Charles Black, a freeborn African American sailor in the War of 1812 and Sam Chamberlain, of the Mexican American War, whose life inspired novelist Cormac McCarthy. With Mark Salter, Thirteen Soldiers tells the stories of real soldiers who personify valor, obedience, enterprise, and love. A personal history of war from bestselling authors John McCain and Mark Salter, told through the stories of thirteen remarkable American soldiers who fought in the nation’s major military conflicts, from the Revolution of 1776 through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Īs a veteran himself, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a long-time student of history, John McCain brings a distinctive perspective to the experience of war.
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