Breach of trust : how Americans failed their soldiers and their country / Andrew J. Bacevich.
| Author/creator | Bacevich, Andrew J. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2013. |
| Description | xii, 238 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | American empire project American empire project. ^A691689 |
| Contents | Part 1. Nation at war. People's war ; The great decoupling ; Tallying up -- Part 2. Warrior's plight. America's army ; Comes the revolution ; Searching for dragons to slay ; Coping with chaos -- Part 3. Skin in the game. Smedley and friends ; Winners and losers ; Trahison des clercs ; Droning on ; American characters. |
| Abstract | Bacevich takes stock of the separation between Americans and their military, tracing its origins to the Vietnam era and exploring its pernicious implications: a nation with an abiding appetite for war waged at enormous expense by a standing army demonstrably unable to achieve victory. Rather than something for "other people" to do, Bacevich argues that national defense should become the business of "we the people." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013004885 |
| ISBN | 0805082964 |
| ISBN | 9780805082968 |