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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bogle, Lori Lyn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Texas A & M University military history series ; 97.
Subjects:
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Forging the American character
  • Engineering patriotism
  • The American civil-military religion and the Cold War
  • Ideological and spiritual mobilization
  • Evangelical democracy and the reshaping of the American character
  • The U.S. military and the radical right
  • Epilogue: The citizen soldier in retrospect.