Sacred soldier : the dangers of worshiping warriors /

"How can our nation stop fighting needless wars, if we keep worshiping the warriors? Why do presidents so easily fool us by using 'support the troops' to justify war? Is 'Thank you for your service' merely meaningless, or a meaningful sign of a dangerous modern idolatry? Are...

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Main Author:	Keeler, Robert F. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Northampton, Massachusetts : Olive Branch Press, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, 2024.
Subjects:	Sociology, Military > United States. War and society > United States. Armed Forces > Sociological aspects. United States > Armed Forces > Military life. United States > Armed Forces > Recruiting, enlistment, etc. United States > History, Military. Sociologie militaire > États-Unis. Guerre et société > États-Unis. Forces armées > Aspect sociologique. États-Unis > Histoire militaire. Nonfiction novels.

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Summary:	"How can our nation stop fighting needless wars, if we keep worshiping the warriors? Why do presidents so easily fool us by using 'support the troops' to justify war? Is 'Thank you for your service' merely meaningless, or a meaningful sign of a dangerous modern idolatry? Are today's soldiers truly defending our freedom, or too often suppressing the freedom of other peoples? If our military is so powerful, why has it not definitively won a major war since 1945?"--
Physical Description:	xxvii, 194 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781623711078 162371107X