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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449904403321

Titolo

Warriors and scholars [[electronic resource] ] : a modern war reader / / edited by Peter B. Lane, Ronald E. Marcello ; foreword by Alfred F. Hurley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-50787-X

9786610507870

1-57441-402-X

1-4337-1047-1

1-4237-9792-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LanePeter B. <1939->

MarcelloRonald E

Disciplina

355/.00973

Soggetti

Military art and science - United States - History - 20th century

Military art and science - United States - History - 21st century

Electronic books.

United States History, Military 20th century

United States History, Military 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Foreword; SECTION I: WORLD WAR II, EUROPE; SECTION II: WORLD WAR II, PACIFIC; SECTION III: THE EARLY COLD WAR; SECTION IV: THE KOREAN WAR; SECTION V: THE VIETNAM WAR; SECTION VI: THE LATE COLD WAR; SECTION VII: TERRORISM; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Presents scholarship from eminent historians on topics of their specialty, alongside veteran accounts for the war being discussed. The editors have added contextual and commentary footnotes. These papers, originally from the University of North Texas's annual Military History Seminar, are organized chronologically, starting from World War II.