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Soldier's Heart
Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point
Häftad, 2008
221 kr
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Includes a New Afterword by the Author A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A USA Today Best Book of 2007 A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of 2007 What does it mean to teach literature to a soldier? How does it prepare a young man or woman for combat? At West Point, Elizabeth Samet …
Looking for the Good War
American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness
E-bok, 2021
205 kr
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A thought-provoking exploration of America''s complex relationship with war, violence, and national identity in the post-World War II era. "A remarkable book, from its title and subtitle to its last words . . . A stirring indictment of American sentimentality about war." —Robert G. Kaiser, The …
Leadership
Essential Writings by Our Greatest Thinkers: A Norton Anthology
Häftad, 2016
483 kr
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A new Norton Anthology illuminates how literature can build character and foster critical-thinking skills for future leaders in business, law, politics, medicine, and beyond.
Willing Obedience
Citizens, Soldiers, and the Progress of Consent in America, 1776-1898
Inbunden, 2003
923 kr
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This book highlights obedience as an American cultural motif by examining the ways in which citizens understand and dramatize the struggle between autonomy and allegiance. Willing Obedience tells the story of Americans who worked out the simultaneous demands of liberty and obedience in fiction, …
Looking for the Good War
American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness
Häftad, 2022
289 kr
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Taking Courage
A New Look at an Old American Virtue
Inbunden, 2026
224 kr
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Courage has long been a favorite theme of philosophers, generals, and poets alike. A fundamental virtue since ancient times, courage is perhaps most readily identified with military exploits. But what does courage mean beyond the battlefield? And what do traditional ideals of bravery, dedication, …
World War II Memoirs: The European Theater (LOA #385)
Av Elizabeth D. Samet, Charles B. Macdonald m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
482 kr
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On the 80th anniversary of the war's end, 5 classic memoirs capture firsthand the shock, terror, and courage of the American fight against the Axis powers in Europe "The emotional environment of warfare has always been compelling," writes J. Glenn Gray in his incomparable World War II memoir and …
World War II Memoirs: The European Theater (LOA #385)
Av Elmer Bendiner, Mary Lee Settle m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
517 kr
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Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Av Ulysses S. Grant, Elizabeth D. Samet
Inbunden, 2018
458 kr
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Originally published in 1885 by Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant’s landmark memoir has been annotated by Elizabeth Samet in this lavish edition. No previous edition combines such a sweep of historical and cultural contexts with the literary authority that Samet, obsessed with Grant for decades, brings …
Leadership
Essential Writings by Our Greatest Thinkers
Inbunden, 2015
297 kr
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Elizabeth D. Samet brings to this anthology her profound experiences as a teacher and her belief in the vital role of the humanities in cultivating leaders. Here, Samet explores the connection between literature and leadership. She looks at whether leaders are born or whether they are made, and the …
