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The Pentagon's battle for the American mind : the early Cold War /

"The U.S. military has historically believed itself to be the institution best suited to develop the character, spiritual values, and patriotism of American youth. In The Pentagon's Battle for the American Mind, Lori Lyn Bogle investigates how the armed forces assigned themselves the role...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bogle, Lori Lyn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2004.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Texas A & M University military history series ; 97.
Temas:
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The U.S. military has historically believed itself to be the institution best suited to develop the character, spiritual values, and patriotism of American youth. In The Pentagon's Battle for the American Mind, Lori Lyn Bogle investigates how the armed forces assigned themselves the role of guardian and interpreter of national values and why they sought to create "ideologically sound Americans capable of defeating communism and assuring the victory of democracy at home and abroad.""--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 220 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index.
ISBN:9781603446488
1603446486
1299053394
9781299053397