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Dower, John W.

Cultures of war : Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, Iraq / John W. Dower. - New York ; London : W.W. Norton/New, 2011. - xxxvii, 593 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Originally published: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Cultures of War' offers comparative insights into individual and institutional behaviour and pathologies that transcend 'cultures' in the more traditional sense, and that ultimately go beyond war-making alone.

ISBN: 9780393340686 (pbk.) : �14.99

Subjects--Topical Terms:
War and society--United States.
Strategic culture--United States.
World War, 1939-1945.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
Iraq War, 2003-
Warfare and Defence.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History, Military--20th century.
United States--History, Military--21st century.
United States--Military policy.

LC Class. No.: E745 / .D69 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 355.00973