Bibliograph

How we fight, crusades, quagmires, and the American way of war, Dominic Tierney

Type

Label

How we fight, crusades, quagmires, and the American way of war, Dominic Tierney

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-329) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How we fight

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

548642155

Responsibility statement

Dominic Tierney

Sub title

crusades, quagmires, and the American way of war

Summary

Examines military conflicts from the Civil War to the present to explore the opposing mindsets that drive Americans to support wars that defend democracy and overthrow tyrants while resisting the necessary work of nation building

Table Of Contents

For liberty and vengeance : the crusade tradition -- Through a glass, darkly : the quagmire tradition -- Birth of a nation -- Heel of Achilles -- To end all war -- When the saints go marching in -- Black gold and black hawks -- The Bush warriors -- The founding tradition

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