Prodigal Soldiers: How the Generation of Officers Born of Vietnam Revolutionized the American Style of War (An Ausa Institute of Land Warfare Book) - Softcover

Kitfield, James

 
9781574881233: Prodigal Soldiers: How the Generation of Officers Born of Vietnam Revolutionized the American Style of War (An Ausa Institute of Land Warfare Book)

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Documenting the transformation of the U.S. military from Vietnam to the Gulf War, a history of a generation of officers examines changing ideas about war, ending the draft, reducing racial tensions, and integrating women into the ranks.

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"A major work of U.S. military history." "Recommended without reservation." "The best and most accurate history yet written on the rebuilding of American military forces...keenly perceptive, well researched, beautifully written." "Rebuilding the U.S. Army after the Vietnam debacle was an extraordinary achievement. James Kitfield's account of the feat is vivid, compassionate, and, above all, readable." "One of the most illuminating military books in recent years." "A great and much-needed book...exciting, hard-hitting, and on target."

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Documenting the transformation of the U.S. military from Vietnam to the Gulf War, a history of a generation of officers examines changing ideas about war, ending the draft, reducing racial tensions, and integrating women into the ranks.

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ISBN 10:  0671769251 ISBN 13:  9780671769253
Verlag: Simon & Schuster, 1995
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