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Those Who Have Borne the Battle
Author | : James Wright |
Publsiher | : PublicAffairs |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2012-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781610390736 |
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At the heart of the story of America’s wars are our “citizen soldiers”—those hometown heroes who fought and sacrificed from Bunker Hill at Charlestown to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, and beyond, without expectation of recognition or recompense. Americans like to think that the service of its citizen volunteers is, and always has been, of momentous importance in our politics and society. But though this has made for good storytelling, the reality of America’s relationship to its veterans is far more complex. In Those Who Have Borne the Battle, historian and marine veteran James Wright tells the story of the long, often troubled relationship between America and those who have defended her—from the Revolutionary War to today—shedding new light both on our history and on the issues our country and its armed forces face today. From the beginning, American gratitude to its warriors was not a given. Prior to World War II, the prevailing view was that, as citizen soldiers, the service of its young men was the price of citizenship in a free society. Even Revolutionary War veterans were affectionately, but only temporarily, embraced, as the new nation and its citizens had much else to do. In time, the celebration of the nation’s heroes became an important part of our culture, building to the response to World War II, where warriors were celebrated and new government programs provided support for veterans. The greater transformation came in the wars after World War II, as the way we mobilize for war, fight our wars, and honor those who serve has changed in drastic and troubling ways. Unclear and changing military objectives have made our actions harder for civilians to stand behind, a situation compounded by the fact that the armed forces have become less representative of American society as a whole. Few citizens join in the sacrifice that war demands. The support systems seem less and less capable of handling the increasing number of wounded warriors returning from our numerous and bewildering conflicts abroad. A masterful work of history, Those Who Have Borne the Battle expertly relates the burdens carried by veterans dating back to the Revolution, as well as those fighting today’s wars. And it challenges Americans to do better for those who serve and sacrifice today.
Reconsidering American Civil Military Relations
Author | : Lionel Beehner,Risa Brooks,Daniel Maurer |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2020-11-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780197535523 |
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This book explores contemporary civil-military relations in the United States. Much of the canonical literature on civil-military relations was either written during or references the Cold War, while other major research focuses on the post-Cold War era, or the first decade of the twenty-first century. A great deal has changed since then. This book considers the implications for civil-military relations of many of these changes. Specifically, it focuses on factors such as breakdowns in democratic and civil-military norms and conventions; intensifying partisanship and deepening political divisions in American society; as well as new technology and the evolving character of armed conflict. Chapters are organized around the principal actors in civil-military relations, and the book includes sections on the military, civilian leadership, and the public. It explores the roles and obligations of each. The book also examines how changes in contemporary armed conflict influence civil-military relations. Chapters in this section examine the cyber domain, grey zone operations, asymmetric warfare and emerging technology. The book thus brings the study of civil-military relations into the contemporary era, in which new geopolitical realities and the changing character of armed conflict combine with domestic political tensions to test, if not potentially redefine, those relations.
Wounds of War
Author | : Suzanne Gordon |
Publsiher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2018-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781501730849 |
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U.S. military conflicts abroad have left nine million Americans dependent on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for medical care. Their "wounds of war" are treated by the largest hospital system in the country—one that has come under fire from critics in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the nation's media. In Wounds of War, Suzanne Gordon draws on five years of observational research to describe how the VHA does a better job than private sector institutions offering primary and geriatric care, mental health and home care services, and support for patients nearing the end of life. In the unusual culture of solidarity between patients and providers that the VHA has fostered, Gordon finds a working model for higher-quality health care and a much-needed alternative to the practice of for-profit medicine.
Gulf War Exposures
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Health |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105050488100 |
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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Author | : United States. President |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1114 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Presidents |
ISBN | : UOM:49015002203256 |
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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1020 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : UIUC:30112020524051 |
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Lyndon B Johnson
Author | : United States. President (1963-1969 : Johnson),Lyndon Baines Johnson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 820 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : PSU:000023137356 |
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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States Lyndon B Johnson
Author | : Estados Unidos. Presidente (1963-1969: Johnson) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 822 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : UCM:5317599973 |
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