02923nam 2200721 a 450 991080961310332120240410193155.01-282-55299-697866125529910-8203-3649-1(CKB)2670000000016617(OCoLC)593297316(CaPaEBR)ebrary10375921(SSID)ssj0000334621(PQKBManifestationID)11242105(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000334621(PQKBWorkID)10260083(PQKB)10974355(MdBmJHUP)muse14486(Au-PeEL)EBL3038848(CaPaEBR)ebr10375921(CaONFJC)MIL255299(MiAaPQ)EBC3038848(EXLCZ)99267000000001661720070504d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAmerican wars, American peace[electronic resource] notes from a son of the empire /Philip D. Beidler1st ed.Athens, Ga. University of Georgia Pressc20071 online resource (183 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8203-2969-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-170).Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Pax Americana -- Top Gun and the Tank Driver -- Sons and Fathers, Bad Wars and Good Wars -- An Old GI Looks at Generation Kill -- Squad Leaders in the Sky -- Home of the Infantry -- Hajis -- What I Learned in the Green Machine -- Swindled by Saint Jack -- The Best and the Brightest, Only Dumber -- Hopeless in Honolulu -- A Note on Sources.As he reflects on terrorism, patriotism, geopolitics, sacrifice, propaganda, and more, Beidler revisits his generation's "inherited vision of national purpose" and he asks what happened. These essays are a sobering wake-up call for even the most informed and conscientious citizen.ImperialismWar and societyUnited StatesMemorySocial aspectsUnited StatesVietnam War, 1961-1975Social aspectsIraq War, 2003-2011Social aspectsIdealism, AmericanUnited StatesPolitics and government1989-United StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesMilitary policyImperialism.War and societyMemorySocial aspectsVietnam War, 1961-1975Social aspects.Iraq War, 2003-2011Social aspects.Idealism, American.973.9Beidler Philip D986352MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809613103321American wars, American peace3956798UNINA