Political Indoctrination in the U.S. Army from World War II to the Vietnam War

by Christopher S. DeRosa

Book Overview

After drilling troops during the American Revolution, Baron Friedrich von Steuben reportedly noted that although one could tell a Prussian what to do and expect him to do it, one had to tell an American why he ought to do something before he would comply. Although such individualistic thinking is part of the democratic genius of American society, it also complicates efforts to train and educate citizen-soldiers.

For more than three decades, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803224869
• ISBN13: 9780803224865
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"