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American wars, American peace : notes from a son of the empire / Philip D. Beidler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beidler, Philip D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beidler, Philip D.
- Imperialism.
- War and society--United States.
- War and society.
- Memory--Social aspects--United States.
- Memory.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Social aspects.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Social aspects.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Idealism, American.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- United States--Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- As he reflects on terrorism, patriotism, geopolitics, sacrifice, propaganda, and more, Beidler revisits his generation's "inherited vision of national purpose" and he asks what happened. These essays are a sobering wake-up call for even the most informed and conscientious citizen.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Pax Americana
- Top Gun and the Tank Driver
- Sons and Fathers, Bad Wars and Good Wars
- An Old GI Looks at Generation Kill
- Squad Leaders in the Sky
- Home of the Infantry
- Hajis
- What I Learned in the Green Machine
- Swindled by Saint Jack
- The Best and the Brightest, Only Dumber
- Hopeless in Honolulu
- A Note on Sources.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-170).
- ISBN:
- 9786612552991
- 9781282552999
- 1282552996
- 9780820336497
- 0820336491
- OCLC:
- 593297316
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