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024 3 $a9781595230218
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050 00 $aE181$b.S38 2006
082 00 $a355/.033573$222
100 1 $aSchweikart, Larry.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82068486
245 10 $aAmerica's victories :$bwhy the U.S. wins wars and will win the war on terror /$cLarry Schweikart.
260 $aNew York :$bSentinel,$c2006.
300 $axxv, 324 pages :$bmaps, plans ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-308) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tGitmo, gulags, and great raids -- $g2.$tLearning from loss -- $g3.$tCitizens as soldiers -- $g4.$tPushing autonomy down -- $g5.$tIf you build it, we will win -- $g6.$tAll for one -- $g7.$tProtesters make soldiers better.
520 1 $a"America's armed services are under attack. From college campuses to the floor of the Senate, the Iraq war is portrayed as a quagmire, the Army is described as "broken," and our men and women in uniform are maligned as torturers. Hollywood keeps producing anti-war films, and the media celebrates liberal anti-military activists such as Cindy Sheehan. These critics fail to understand the real nature of the American military. By seeing everything through the distorted lens of Vietnam - a war shrouded in harmful myths - they have lost sight of our country's real military record, and the factors that have enabled us to win with remarkable consistency, in situations even more dire than Iraq." "In America's Victories, Professor Larry Schweikart restores the truth about our amazing military heritage. Just as he did in his acclaimed previous book, A Patriot's History of the United States, Professor Schweikart cuts through the distortions passed along by academia and the media. Why do Americans win wars, and why is it all but certain we will win the War on Terror? The biggest answer is that, far from being a cruel, bloodthirsty nation, eager to acquire other people's resources, we value the sanctity of life more than any military culture in history. This fundamental trait has led, over the last two centuries, to more humane treatment of prisoners, more daring POW rescues, and more effective operations than any comparable power."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140338
651 0 $aUnited States$xCivilization.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139934
650 0 $aNational characteristics, American.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85089950
852 00 $bleh$hE181$i.S38 2006