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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
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
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
Intelligence in War Intelligence in War John Keegan In fiction, the spy is a glamorous figure whose secrets make or break peace, but, historically, has intelligence really been a vital step to military victories? In this breakthrough study, the preemi… OL816398W
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