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The good war that wasn't-and why it matters : World War II moral legacy / Ted Grimsrud.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grimsrud, Ted, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Moral and ethical aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A war is always a moral event. However, the most destructive war in human history has not received much moral scrutiny. The Good War That Wasn't--and Why It Matters examines the moral legacy of this war, especially for the United States.Drawing on the just war tradition and on moral values expressed in widely circulated statements of purpose for the war, the book asks: How did American participation in the war fit with just cause and just conduct criteria?Subsequently the book considers the impact of the war on American foreign policy in the years that followed. How did American actions cohere
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781630876289
- 1630876283
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