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Bunker Hill to Bastogne : elite forces and American society / Briton Cooper Busch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Busch, Briton Cooper.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guards troops--United States--History.
- Guards troops.
- History.
- United States--History, Military.
- United States.
- History, Military.
- Sociology, Military--United States.
- Sociology, Military.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2006]
- Summary:
- America's curiosity about elite military units is greater than ever in today's crisis-ridden world. And while numerous books have examined the various elite forces, Bunker Hill to Bastogne explores the relationship between these special units and the societies that gave birth to them. Briton Cooper Busch provides a unique and timely chronicle of the birth and evolution of elite forces and the American public's reaction to them. He shows that despite our wariness of a possible military elite, our love of the fabled rifleman-ranger has seldom dwindled, though in the 21st century their hero might wear a green beret rather than a coonskin cap.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1574887750
- OCLC:
- 62084460
- Publisher Number:
- 9781574887754
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