American War Poems, from Revolution to Terror
NPR's Jennifer Ludden interviews Robert Hedin about the volume of poetry he edited: Old Glory: American War Poems from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terrorism. The editor says the body of literature reveals the nation's changing attitudes toward war. Hedin reads from several selections.
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