Official Review: Arlington Anthology by Ron MacDonald

[Azeline Arcenal]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Arlington Anthology" by Ron MacDonald.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Arlington Anthology by Ron MacDonald consists of more than a hundred accounts of people who are buried at the Arlington National Cemetery. These accounts ranged from presidents, literary figures, astronauts, soldiers, nurses, slaves, civilians, and many more. The people of these accounts come from as far back as the Revolutionary War to the present day. Some of these stories were based on eyewitness or historical accounts, while other stories were told from their own words. Each chapter in the book tells the story of how each person came to be buried at the cemetery.

Since the book is told in the perspective of a different person in each chapter, there isn't a main storyline. The content of this book is very sobering which makes sense because it is a book about war. The author does a good job in describing the effects war can have on a person both during and after it. The author not only includes wars that date back to the eighteenth century, but also describes the different roles of how each person ended up in the cemetery.

This book not only talked about the lives of soldiers, but it also talked about people who personally knew famous people like Abraham Lincoln. There was an account of a person who served twelve presidents in his life. There were also a variety of stories from soldiers from the Revolutionary War to the Iraq War who were given medals like the Silver Star and the Medal of Honor. There were a lot of stories in this book, but there were a few that popped out to me. For example, there was a soldier, who became a baseball player after he served in the army, that was mistakenly named as the inventor of baseball.

I often had to reread a couple of sentences because of the amount of grammatical errors and spelling mistakes that I came across. Even though this book talked a lot about war, the war scenes weren't too graphic. However, I had to read this book in short periods of time because some of the material took time to digest. While I was reading this book, I would often read that out of hundreds of soldiers who went into a battle only a couple of them came out alive. This was pretty shocking to read. The atrocities of war were depicted realistically in this book, and I teared up a lot after reading a couple of heartbreaking accounts of these brave men and women.

Overall, I rate this book a 3 out of 4 stars. Although I enjoyed reading each of the stories, there were numerous grammatical errors and spelling mistakes, so I often had to reread sentences to understand what I was reading. After reading this book, I gained a better understanding of the sacrifices that brave men and women had to make. I recommend this book to those who like to read historical fiction novels, especially novels about war.

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[Lloyd west]

What i opening to see how does persons recover from the war and the restoration of life, the preventative measures against future wars. over all is was good job.

[kandscreeley]

Wow! Sounds like a really good book. It's too bad about all the mistakes, but hopefully they can be corrected in another round of editing. I love the fact that there are a whole bunch of stories from all the people buried there. Thanks for the review.

[Azeline Arcenal]

Wow! Sounds like a really good book. It's too bad about all the mistakes, but hopefully they can be corrected in another round of editing. I love the fact that there are a whole bunch of stories from all the people buried there. Thanks for the review.

Thanks for reading!

[michle]

What i opening to see how does persons recover from the war and the restoration of life, the preventative measures against future wars. over all is was good job.

[BestReviews]

OMG!!! This book is a MUST read. I love the way you express yourself.

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[Azeline Arcenal]

OMG!!! This book is a MUST read. I love the way you express yourself.

Nice Review.

Thanks for reading!

[BestReviews]

OMG!!! This book is a MUST read. I love the way you express yourself.

Nice Review.

Thanks for reading!

You are welcome ZenaLei7

[Kelebogile Mbangi]

A book with different perspectives all tied together by the theme of how war affects us. Sounds like a deep book. Thank you for the review.

[Azeline Arcenal]

A book with different perspectives all tied together by the theme of how war affects us. Sounds like a deep book. Thank you for the review.

Thanks!

[Ndayisabayamado3]

I was interesting but the story is war and cemetery , something i get afraid of , so it is a good book of historical fiction
.So i recommend it to students to learn more about world famous history.

[Azeline Arcenal]

I was interesting but the story is war and cemetery , something i get afraid of , so it is a good book of historical fiction
.So i recommend it to students to learn more about world famous history.

Thanks for reading!

[Ndayisabayamado3]

Thank you too, i am extremely happy so much!!

[jemgirl202]

Sounds like an amazing book for those who love history and appreciate those who serve our country! Great Review!

[Azeline Arcenal]

Sounds like an amazing book for those who love history and appreciate those who serve our country! Great Review!

Thanks for reading!