Why America Fights : Patriotism and War Propaganda from the Philippines to Iraq.

By: Brewer, Susan AMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cary : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (327 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199700882Subject(s): Patriotism -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Politics and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Propaganda, American -- History -- 20th century | United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Why America Fights : Patriotism and War Propaganda from the Philippines to IraqDDC classification: 303.6/60973 LOC classification: E744.B6977 2009Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The "Divine Mission": War in the Philippines -- 2. Crusade for Democracy: Over There in the Great War -- 3. The Good War: Fighting for a Better Life in World War II -- 4. War in Korea: "The Front Line in the Struggle between Freedom and Tyranny" -- 5. Why Vietnam: More Questions Than Answers -- 6. Operation Iraqi Freedom: War and Infoganda -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Why America Fights explores how the U.S. government has sold war aims designed to rally public support throughout the 20th century.
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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The "Divine Mission": War in the Philippines -- 2. Crusade for Democracy: Over There in the Great War -- 3. The Good War: Fighting for a Better Life in World War II -- 4. War in Korea: "The Front Line in the Struggle between Freedom and Tyranny" -- 5. Why Vietnam: More Questions Than Answers -- 6. Operation Iraqi Freedom: War and Infoganda -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Why America Fights explores how the U.S. government has sold war aims designed to rally public support throughout the 20th century.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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