Arlington National Cemetery: Shrine to America's Heroes Paperback – October 15, 2008

Good book, I wish I had it when I visited Arlington some years ago

Worked next to Arlington, plan to be interred there, but did not know everything in this book, not by half ! not by a quarter! learned a lot. Gave to overseas relatives who devoured every word and one couple even came to DC just to tour Arlington. A must have for students of American History.

Informative, descriptive book of the Lee family's home (Arlington House) and the national cemetary and how it came about. Great Civil war information as well as descriptions of the different sections of the cemetary and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. Good book to add to your historical book collection.

This will be very helpful when I go to Arlington -- so many famous people are there I never knew about. Should get the video to review, also. Very interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes. With such perfection among the soldiers, it is hard to believe the administrator allowed so many problems to marr this sacred ground.

Such a wonderful book I had to get the anniversary updated version.

The BEST book on ANC.

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During a recent business trip to Washington I took an afternoon off to visit Arlington National Cemetery and pay my respects to a cousin buried there, B/Gen. Robert Lee Scott. Of my father's generation, he fought in World War II as commander of the Flying Tigers and came home to write the best-selling book, God is My Co-Pilot.It was a beautiful Fall day and I enjoyed spending the afternoon there using this book with its map as a guide through the Cemetery. One cannot help but be deeply moved and think about the ultimate sacrifice that brought so many of these young men and women home from battles all over the world for the last time. This guide was very helpful as I walked from one section to the next, finding the resting place of one particular general, or politician or other notable after another and reflecting on life and circumstances that brought them here.Peters' book is ideal for those interested in learning more about many of America's best and bravest buried there. Men and women whose graves go back nearly 150-years along the rolling hills and beautiful overlooks to the Pentagon and the City of Washington -- 657 acres of resting places for people with real lives and stories to tell.No book could possibly tell the story of more than a few hundred of the 300,000-plus honored souls there, but Peters' 334-page book does a wonderful job of providing one-to-three page biographical sketches of many of the most notable. For example, after providing a history of the establishment and growth of the Cemetery, among the first dozen or so profiled are: the Apollo One Astronauts; Gen. "Hap" Arnold; Justices Hugo Black, Warren E. Burger, William J. Brennan and Harry Blackmun; "Pappy" Boyington; Gen. Omar Bradley; polar explorer Richard E. Byrd; Claire Lee Chennault; and Gen. Jimmy Doolittle. Names typically recognized by those who are well-read or interested in American history and politics. There is a sincerity to the writing, casual but respectful, with hundreds of photographs of graves and prominent individuals.For better photographs, but more of a coffee table book, readers will want to purchase and read the beautifully produced National Geographic book, "Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery." But for a guide, Peters' book is light enough for visitors to carry and more thorough and easier to use than another guide I had -- "In Honored Glory: Arlington National Cemetery The Final Post" by Philip Bigler (4th ed.).I highly recommend Peter's book for academic and public library collections, individuals interested in learning more about the cemetery and those buried there, and as a gift book to families with loved ones buried there.R. Neil ScottMiddle Tennessee State University

Loved my time there amazing place. Needed this book to help me with more info