{"product_id":"uncertain-warriors-the-united-states-army-between-the-cold-war-and-the-war-on-terror-hardback-9781009235808","title":"Uncertain Warriors; The United States Army between the Cold War and the War on Terror (Hardback) 9781009235808","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUncertain Warriors\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe United States Army between the Cold War and the War on Terror\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the identity crisis of the post-Cold War US Army and their struggles to adapt to profound geopolitical and cultural changes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Fitzgerald (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009235808, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 November 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.3 x 2 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Military historians should read this book; it is well-written and researched. It should certainly be on the shelves of historians of the Global War on Terror because of how well Fitzgerald explains the state of the U.S. Army leading up to the morning of 11 September 2001.' Mark R. Folse and John Worsencroft, Journal of Military History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn an era where 'history' had supposedly ended, what was an Army for? This question confronted the US Army at the end of the Cold War. Although public support for the military remained high, fewer were sending their children to enlist and questions were raised about the uncertainty of future operations: How would Army leaders prepare soldiers for difficult peacekeeping operations that called for a more human-oriented approach in light of the promises of high-tech warfare? How best to navigate the broader debates about changing gender and sexual norms in American society? Pulled in different directions, the Army struggled to put forward a compelling vision of who and what the American solder should be. In Uncertain Warriors, David Fitzgerald reveals how, in response to this uncertainty, they eventually fell back on an older vision of martial masculinity, embracing a 'warrior ethos' that was meant to define the contemporary American soldier.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction – Warriors at the End of History\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Post-Vietnam Recovery, Operation Desert Storm, and the Veneration of the Volunteer Soldier\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gender, Sexuality, and the Profession of Arms: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Women in Combat and the 'Band of Brothers'\u003cbr\u003e 3. Warriors Who Don't Fight: The Dilemmas of Peacekeeping Operations\u003cbr\u003e 4. Downsizing, Recruiting and the Debates over Military Service\u003cbr\u003e 5. Technological Transformation and the American Soldier\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Warrior Ethos\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52515901964568,"sku":"9781009235808","price":27.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/uncertain-warriors-the-united-states-army-between-the-cold-war-and-the-war-on-terror-hardback-9781009235808","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}