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Start Over Descriptor "*HISTORY of democracy" Topic 20th century united states armed forces Language english Publisher oxford university press / usa

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1. This is the army: Imagining a democratic military in World War II.

Author

Alpers, Benjamin L.

Subjects
*HISTORY of democracy, *WORLD War II, *MOTION picture history, *POLITICAL science, 20TH century United States armed forces
Abstract

Discusses the efforts of the United States to envision the role of its military as a democratic military, during World War II, while referencing the film `Sergeant York,' which premiered at the Astor Theatre in New York in July 1941. Examination of the relationship between the military and democracy during the war; Development of a military classification system by the army during the war; Reference to the book `The Soldier's Handbook,' produced by the army in 1940.

Published
1998
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