William Addleman Ganoe’s Soldiers Unmasked delivers a powerful, myth-shattering account of the American soldier, drawn from the author’s own 1930s radio talks. Far from warmongers, Ganoe reveals soldiers as the nation’s unsung peacekeepers, explorers, and builders. This concise volume chronicles how, from Lewis and Clark to Walter Reed’s medical breakthroughs, soldiers have forged trails, averted wars, fought disease, and led disaster relief—all while a misinformed public often viewed them with suspicion. With vivid historical analysis from the Revolution to World War I, Ganoe exposes the tragic cost of America’s chronic military unpreparedness. This is a compelling tribute and a urgent plea: to see the soldier not as a symbol of conflict, but as a guardian of peace and progress whose true story has been buried for far too long.