Worshipping the Myths of World War II : Reflections on America's Dedication to War /

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Taking a critical look at America's dedication to war as panacea and as Washington's primary method for leading the world, this book reflects on such topics as the killing of innocents, how actual killing is usually ignored in war discussions and reporting, the lifetime impact of frontline...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wood, Edward W., Jr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2006.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Aussenpolitik.
Mythos.
Kollektives Gedächtnis.
Weltkrieg.
Kollektives Gedächtnis
Aussenpolitik
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Diplomatic relations.
Collective memory.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Memoire collective > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis.
Collective memory > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
USA.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 20e siecle.
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction : Worshipping
  • War in America
  • pt. 1. The first myth : the "Good War"
  • 1. The killing of innocents
  • 2. The moral dilemma of the combat infantryman
  • 3. The impact of World War II on its soldiers
  • pt. 2. The second myth : "The Greatest Generation"
  • 4. On judging artistic interpretations of World War II
  • 5. The World War II memoir
  • 6. The World War II novel
  • 7. An opportunity lost
  • pt. 3. The third myth : "We won World War II largely on our own"
  • 8. America triumphant
  • pt. 4. The fourth myth : "When evil lies in others, war is the means to justice"
  • 9. The Holocaust and the "evil" other
  • pt. 5. Beyond the myths of World War II
  • 10. New ways of thinking and acting
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Selected bibliography
  • Index
  • About the author.

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