Bibliograph

The deaths of others, the fate of civilians in America's wars, John Tirman

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The deaths of others, the fate of civilians in America's wars, John Tirman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-401) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The deaths of others

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

671709679

Responsibility statement

John Tirman

Sub title

the fate of civilians in America's wars

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Death and remembrance in America's wars -- American wars and the culture of violence -- Strategic bombing in the Second World War -- The Korean War : the hegemony of forgetting -- The Vietnam War : the high cost of credibility -- The Reagan doctrine : savage war by proxy -- Iraq : the twenty years' war -- Afghanistan : hot pursuit on terrorism's frontier -- Three atrocities and the rules of engagement -- Counting : a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic -- The epistemology of war

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