Desertion and the American Soldier, 1776-2006Algora Publishing, 2006 - 258 páginas Despite the governmentOCOs continued insistence on linking desertion with cowardice, the motivations for desertion are many and complex, and are either rooted in or encouraged by military policy. This history and analysis of military desertion from the Revo" |
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The War of 1812 | 29 |
The MexicanAmerican War | 43 |
The Civil War | 63 |
The PhilippineAmerican War | 83 |
Chapter 8 The Korean War | 133 |
The Vietnam War | 149 |
The Gulf War | 171 |
The Iraq War | 185 |
Other Conflicts Peacetime Desertion | 201 |
Summary and Analysis | 223 |
Bibliography | 245 |
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