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Worshipping the myths of World War II : reflections on America's dedication to war / Edward W. Wood, Jr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 244 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1597970166 (alk. paper)
  • 9781597970167 (alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Worshipping the myths of World War 2
  • Worshipping the myths of World War two
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Contents:
The first myth : the "Good War" -- The second myth : "The Greatest Generation" -- The third myth : "We won World War II largely on our own" -- The fourth myth : "When evil lies in others, war is the means to justice" -- Beyond the myths of World War II.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 940.5373 W874 Available 33111005392903
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Is any war a "good war"? In Worshipping the Myths of World War II , the author takes a critical look at what he sees is America's dedication to war as panacea and as Washington's primary method for leading the world. Articulating why he believes the lessons of World War II are profoundly relevant to today's events, Edward W. Wood, Jr., reflects on such topics as the killing of innocents, which became increasingly accepted during the war; on how actual killing is usually ignored in war discussions and reporting; on the lifetime impact of frontline duty, which he knew firsthand; on the widely accepted concept of "the Greatest Generation"; on present criteria for judging war memoirs and novels; on the fallacy that the United States won the war largely on its own; and on the effect that the Holocaust had on our national concepts of evil and purity. His final chapter centers on how the "war on terror" is different from World War II--and why the myths created about the latter hide that reality.

2007 Outstanding Academic Title selection from Choice Magazine

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-231) and index.

The first myth : the "Good War" -- The second myth : "The Greatest Generation" -- The third myth : "We won World War II largely on our own" -- The fourth myth : "When evil lies in others, war is the means to justice" -- Beyond the myths of World War II.

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