Book Rap: Senator John McCain "Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War"

Nov 11 2014

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Nov 11, 2014 at 6:30pm

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Ballroom

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Nicole Hoffman

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Senator John McCain will discuss and sign copies of his book "Thirteen Soldiers" at a book rap set to commemorate Veterans Day.


"Thirteen Soldiers" offers McCain's evocative history of Americans at war, told through the personal accounts of thirteen remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War of 1776 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sen. John McCainAs a veteran himself, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a long-time student of history, McCain brings a distinctive perspective to this subject. "Thirteen Soldiers" tells the stories of real soldiers who personify valor, obedience, enterprise, and love. 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. Then there's Oliver Wendell Holmes, an aristocratic idealist disillusioned by the Civil War, and Littleton "Tony" Waller, court-martialed for refusing to massacre Filipino civilians.

Each account illustrates a particular aspect of war, such as Mary Rhoads, an Army reservist forever changed by an Iraqi scud missile attack during the Persian Gulf War, and Monica Lin Brown, a frontline medic in rural Afghanistan who saved several lives in an ambushed convoy. From their acts of self-sacrifice to their astonishing bravery, these thirteen soldiers embody the best America has to offer.

This is a ticketed event and registration is required. All attendees must have a ticket.

This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. Limit of one discounted ticket per NPC member. Members should login for the discount code. Members can also pre-order the book and have the fee waived, an option that appears on the ticket form once logged in.

Books must be purchased through the NPC. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. All sales are final.