TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tierney,Dominic
TI  - How we fight: crusades, quagmires, and the American way of war 
SN  - 9780316045155
AV  - E181 .T54 2010
U1  - 355.00973 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Little, Brown and Co.
KW  - War
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - United States
KW  - National characteristics, American
KW  - History, Military
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-329) and index; For liberty and vengeance : the crusade tradition -- Through a glass, darkly : the quagmire tradition -- Birth of a nation -- Heel of Achilles -- To end all war -- When the saints go marching in -- Black gold and black hawks -- The Bush warriors -- The founding tradition
N2  - Examines military conflicts from the Civil War to the present to explore the opposing mindsets that drive Americans to support wars that defend democracy and overthrow tyrants while resisting the necessary work of nation building
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2010016859-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2010016859-d.html
ER  -