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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
American soldiers in Iraq American soldiers in Iraq Morten G. Ender "American Soldiers in Iraq offers a unique sociological snapshot of American soldiers in Iraq, analyzing their collective narratives in relation to the military sociology tradition"--Provided by publ… OL13646767W
Attitudes aren't free Attitudes aren't free James E. Parco "Attitudes Aren't Free offers a framework for improving policy in the areas of religious expression, open homosexuality, race, gender, ethics, and other current issues affecting military members. Par… OL15416109W
Enduring military boredom Enduring military boredom Bård Mæland "It is often said that war is 5% horror and 95% boredom. In this sense, military boredom is historically enduring as well as personally enduring for the soldiers who have to endure it. This book cont… OL18347819W
The effects of multiple deployments on Army adolescents The effects of multiple deployments on Army adolescents Leonard Wong Multiple deployments have become a way of life for our Soldiers. In Army families, these frequent deployments increase the burden on children who must face the stress and strain of separation and anx… OL18743054W
Enduring military boredom Enduring military boredom Bård Mæland "It is often said that war is 5% horror and 95% boredom. In this sense, military boredom is historically enduring as well as personally enduring for the soldiers who have to endure it. This book cont… OL19807346W
Homo militaris Homo militaris Ulrich vom Hagen Als politische Institution des Staates und der Gesellschaft prägt das Militär Soldaten und Zivilisten - und erzeugt den "Homo militaris". Ulrich vom Hagen widmet sich der spezifischen Kultur des Mili… OL20930613W
Remaking the conquering heroes Remaking the conquering heroes John Willoughby "Crossroad of Arts, Crossroad of Cultures is the first book-length study of the aesthetic similarities between the French Parnassians, a nineteenth-century group of poets led by Theophile Gautier, an… OL5266039W
Royal republicans Royal republicans Ronald Chalmers Hood "In Royal Republican, Chalmers Hood explores the forces that caused French naval officers to gravitate toward antidemocratic movements after the armistice of 1918. He seeks to explain their involveme… OL5368228W
Women of the regiment Women of the regiment Myna Trustram Sample pages are available at Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=iPo8AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover OL5606992W
Bearing arms for his majesty Bearing arms for his majesty Ben Vinson "This study uses the participation of free-colored men, whether mulatos, pardos, or morenos (i.e., Afro-Spaniards, Afro-Indians, or "pure blacks"), in New Spain's militias as a prism for examining ra… OL5727392W
Americans All! Americans All! Nancy Gentile Ford "During the First World-War, nearly half a million immigrant draftees from forty-six different nations served in the U.S. Army. This surge of Old World soldiers challenged the American military's cul… OL6210043W
Soldiers as Citizens Soldiers as Citizens Jay Lockenour "For centuries prior to 1945, the German officer corps constituted a social and political elite in Central Europe. And as this book shows, the debacle of the Second World War, the scorn of the German… OL8418404W
The eastern front, 1941-45 The eastern front, 1941-45 Omer Bartov xxvi, 218 p. : 21 cm OL85301W
The Code of the Warrior The Code of the Warrior Shannon E. French Warrior cultures throughout history have developed unique codes that restrict their behavior and set them apart from the rest of society. But what possible reason could a warrior have for accepting s… OL8629780W
Brothers and Others in Arms Brothers and Others in Arms Danny Kaplan "Defending a country that has never known a single day free from the threat of attack, these gay and bisexual Israeli soldiers - risking their lives on missile boats, in reconnaissance units, in tank… OL8859085W