Music and War in the United States introduces students to the long and varied history of music's role in war. Spanning the history of wars involving the United

As divisive and destructive as the Civil War was, the era nevertheless demonstrated the power that music could play in American culture. Popular songs roused pa

A collection of essays examining the roles played by music in American and European society during the Second World War. Global conflicts of the twentieth centu

'Sound Targets' explores the role of music in American military culture, focusing on the experiences of soldiers returning from active service in Iraq. Pieslak

Classical music in 1940s America had a cultural relevance and ubiquitousness that is hard to imagine today. No other war mobilized and instrumentalized culture