The new praetorians : American veterans, society, and service from Vietnam to the forever war /

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"Contemporary veterans belong to an exclusive American group. Celebrated by most of the country, they are nevertheless often poorly understood by the same people who applaud their service. Following the introduction of an all-volunteer force after the war in Vietnam, only a tiny fraction of Ame...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gambone, Michael D., 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
Colección:Veterans (University of Massachusetts Press)
Temas:
Veterans > United States > Social conditions.
Veterans > United States > History.
Veteran reintegration > United States.
Sociology, Military > United States.
Anciens combattants > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Anciens combattants > États-Unis > Histoire.
Anciens combattants > Réintégration > États-Unis.
Sociologie militaire > États-Unis.
HISTORY / General
Sociology, Military
Veteran reintegration
Veterans
Veterans > Social conditions
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A brief history of the American veteran to the Vietnam War
  • Joining up
  • The nature of the beast
  • Coming home
  • Healing new wounds
  • The economics of the veteran
  • Lost on campus : veterans and a college education
  • The veteran in politics
  • The women centurions
  • The veteran in popular culture.

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