Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country by Andrew J. Bacevich

Postmortem (editor)
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    ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    A NDREW J. B ACEVICH is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University. He is the author of Washington Rules , The Limits of Power , and The New American Militarism , among other books.

 

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    Bacevich, Andrew J.
        Breach of trust: how Americans failed their soldiers and their country / Andrew J. Bacevich.—First Edition.
                p. cm.
        Includes bibliographical references and index.
        ISBN 978-0-8050-8296-8
      1.  War and society—United States.   2.  National security—Social aspects—United States.   3.  Military service, Voluntary—United States.   4.  Sacrifice—Social aspects—United States.   5.  Citizenship—Social—United States.   6.  United States—History, Military—20th century.   7.  United States—History, Military—21st century.   I.  Title.
        E181.B15 2013
        355.00973—dc23                                 2013004885
    First Edition 2013
    eISBN 9780805096033