From Lexington to Baghdad and beyond
Subtitle: war and politics in the American experience
By: by Don M. Snow and Dennis M. Drew.
Contributors: Drew, Dennis M.; Snow, Donald M., 1943-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780765624024
Subjects: Politics and war; Sociology, Military -- United States; Military art and science -- United States -- History; Civil-military relations -- United States -- History; United States -- History, Military
Description: "Decisions about when, where, and why to commit the United States to the use of force, and how to conduct warfare and ultimately end it, are hotly debated not only contemporaneously but also for decades afterward. We are engaged in such a debate today, quite often without a solid grounding in the country's experience of war, both political and military. This book, by a political scientist and a career military officer and historian, is premised on the view that we cannot afford that kind of innocence."--Book cover.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: From Lexington to Desert Storm and beyond. 2nd ed. 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.