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Author Tirman, John.

Title The deaths of others [electronic resource] : the fate of civilians in America's wars / John Tirman.

Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.

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Description 408 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: Death and remembrance in America's wars -- American wars and the culture of violence -- Strategic bombing in the Second World War -- The Korean War : the hegemony of forgetting -- The Vietnam War : the high cost of credibility -- The Reagan doctrine : savage war by proxy -- Iraq : the twenty years' war -- Afghanistan : hot pursuit on terrorism's frontier -- Three atrocities and the rules of engagement -- Counting : a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic -- The epistemology of war.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Civilians in war.
Battle casualties.
War and society -- United States.
Militarism -- United States.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
United States -- Military policy.
United States -- Foreign public opinion.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780195381214 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780199700998 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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