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Introduction

Warriors at the End of History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2023

David Fitzgerald
Affiliation:
University College Cork
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The Introduction sketches out the key themes of the book, offers a justification for focusing on the identity of the American soldier as a key issue in the Army’s post–Cold War transformation and introduces the reader to literature on ‘warrior culture’. Just as Army leaders and ordinary soldiers often meant very different things when they spoke about warriors, so contemporary historians, anthropologists and classicists have used the term in various ways. Thus, the latter part of the Introduction spends some time examining how the term has evolved and been deployed in different contexts.

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Uncertain Warriors
The United States Army between the Cold War and the War on Terror
, pp. 1 - 17
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Introduction
  • David Fitzgerald, University College Cork
  • Book: Uncertain Warriors
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009235822.001
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  • Introduction
  • David Fitzgerald, University College Cork
  • Book: Uncertain Warriors
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009235822.001
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  • Introduction
  • David Fitzgerald, University College Cork
  • Book: Uncertain Warriors
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009235822.001
Available formats
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