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100 1 _aTierney, Dominic,
_d1977-
245 1 0 _aHow we fight :
_bcrusades, quagmires, and the American way of war /
_cDominic Tierney.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bLittle, Brown and Co.,
_c2010.
300 _avii, 342 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 305-329) and index.
505 0 _aFor 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.
520 _aExamines 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.
650 0 _aWar
_xPublic opinion.
650 0 _aPublic opinion
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aNational characteristics, American.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory, Military.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2010016859-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2010016859-d.html
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