Bibliograph

Breach of trust, how Americans failed their soldiers and their country, Andrew J. Bacevich

Type

Label

Breach of trust, how Americans failed their soldiers and their country, Andrew J. Bacevich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Breach of trust

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

827256998

Responsibility statement

Andrew J. Bacevich

Series statement

American empire project

Sub title

how Americans failed their soldiers and their country

Summary

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."

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Introduction -- Nation at war. People's war ; The great decoupling ; Tallying up -- Warrior's plight. America's army ; Comes the revolution ; Searching for dragons to slay ; Coping with chaos -- Skin in the game. Smedley and friends ; Winners and losers ; Trahison des clercs ; Droning on ; American characters

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