Breach of trust : how Americans failed their soldiers and their country
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2013.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780805082968, 0805082964
Physical Desc
xii, 238 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
355.00973 BAC
1 available
355.00973 BAC
1 available
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Published
New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780805082968, 0805082964
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Bacevich takes stock of the separation between Americans and their military, tracing its origins to the Vietnam era and exploring its pernicious implications: a nation with an abiding appetite for war waged at enormous expense by a standing army demonstrably unable to achieve victory. Rather than something for "other people" to do, Bacevich argues that national defense should become the business of "we the people."
Description
A blistering critique of the gulf between America's soldiers and the society that sends them off to war. As war has become normalized, armed conflict has become an "abstraction" and military service "something for other people to do." Bacevich takes stock of a nation with an abiding appetite for war waged at enormous expense by a standing army demonstrably unable to achieve victory.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 355.00973 BAC | Available |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chester Library - Adult Nonfiction | 355 BAC | Available |
| Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 355.00973 BAC | Available |
| Pequannock Library - Adult Nonfiction | 355.00973 BAC | Available |
| Randolph Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 355.009 BAC | Available |
| Rockaway Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 355.0097 BAC | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Citizenship -- United States.
Military service, Voluntary -- United States.
National security -- Social aspects -- United States.
Sacrifice -- Social aspects -- United States.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
War and society -- United States.
Military service, Voluntary -- United States.
National security -- Social aspects -- United States.
Sacrifice -- Social aspects -- United States.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
War and society -- United States.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bacevich, A. J. (2013). Breach of trust: how Americans failed their soldiers and their country (First edition.). Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bacevich, Andrew J. 2013. Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country. Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bacevich, Andrew J. Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bacevich, Andrew J. Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country First edition., Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2013.
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