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
Autor principal: Gambone, Michael D., 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Veterans > Social conditions.
Veterans.
Veteran reintegration.
Sociology, Military.
Sociology, Military > United States.
Veteran reintegration > United States.
Veterans > United States > History.
Veterans > United States > Social conditions.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
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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