Desertion and the American Soldier 1776-2006 [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Fantina Robert
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Algora Publishing, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.1334; 355.1'334--dc22
• Soggetto topico: Desertion, Military; Military deserters; Peace movements; Sociology, Military; Sociology, Military - History - United States; Desertion, Military - History - United States; Military deserters - History - United States; Peace movements - United States; Military & Naval Science; Armies; Law, Politics & Government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Revolutionary War; Chapter 2: The War of 1812; Chapter 3: The Mexican-American War; Chapter 4: The Civil War; Chapter 5: The Philippine-American War; Chapter 6: World War I; Chapter 7: World War II; Chapter 8. The Korean War; Chapter 9: The Vietnam War; Chapter 10: The Gulf War; Chapter 11: The Iraq War; Chapter 12: Other Conflicts; Peacetime Desertion; Chapter 13: Summary and Analysis; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite the government's continued insistence on linking desertion with cowardice, the motivations for desertion are many and complex, and are either rooted in or encouraged by military policy. This history and analysis of military desertion from the Revo
• Titolo autorizzato: Desertion and the American Soldier 1776-2006
• ISBN: 1-281-39566-8; 1-875864-54-7; 0-87586-454-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454228203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II