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Author Casey, Steven.

Title When soldiers fall : how Americans have confronted combat losses from World War I to Afghanistan / Steven Casey.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  355.4 C338W    Check Shelf
Description x, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-300) and index.
Contents Censorship and the first casualty controversy: World War I, 1917-1918 -- Bad news in the "good war": World War II, 1941-1943 -- The price of victory: World War II, 1944-1945 -- Partisanship and the police action: the Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Vietnam: the escalating war, 1961-1968 -- Vietnam: de-escalation and defeat, 1969-1989 -- Gulf Wars: Iraq and Afghanistan, 1990-2011.
Subject Casualty aversion (Military science) -- United States.
War casualties -- United States -- Public opinion.
War casualties -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
War casualties -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Mass media and war -- United States.
Public opinion -- United States.
Etats-Unis. Armée.
Gefallener.
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United States.
ISBN 9780199890385 alkaline paper
0199890382 alkaline paper
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