The politics of veteran benefits in the twentieth century : a comparative history /
Looks at why, in gaining benefits and status, veterans could do well even if they lost wars and committed atrocities and do poorly even if they won decisively and finds that what mattered most of all was their ability and skill in pressing postwar governments for concessions.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | Looks at why, in gaining benefits and status, veterans could do well even if they lost wars and committed atrocities and do poorly even if they won decisively and finds that what mattered most of all was their ability and skill in pressing postwar governments for concessions. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 231 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501751639 1501751638 |