How we fight : crusades, quagmires, and the American way of war / Dominic Tierney.

Author: Tierney, Dominic, 1977-

Edition Statement:1st ed.

Imprint:New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010.

Descriptionvii, 342 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:For liberty and vengeance : the crusade tradition -- Through a glass, darkly : the quagmire tradition -- Birth of a nation -- Heel of Achilles -- To end all war -- When the saints go marching in -- Black gold and black hawks -- The Bush warriors -- The founding tradition.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-329) and index.

Note:Examines military conflicts from the Civil War to the present to explore the opposing mindsets that drive Americans to support wars that defend democracy and overthrow tyrants while resisting the necessary work of nation building.

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