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AWOLKathy Roth-Douquet, Frank Schaeffer et al.
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AWOL

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Military service was once taken for granted as a natural part of good citizenship, and Americans of all classes served during wartime.Not anymore.As Kathy Roth-Douquet and Frank Schaeffer assert in this groundbreaking work, there is a glaring disconnect between the "all volunteer military" and the rest of us. And as that gap between the cultural "elite" and military rank-and-file widens, our country faces a dangerous lack of understanding between those in power and those who defend our way of life.In America, it is increasingly the case that the people who make, support, or protest military…

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Editions

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionHarperCollins Publishers2009—9780061874666
PaperbackCollins20072499780060888602
EditionHarperCollins Publishers2006—9780061175367
EditionHarperCollins Publishers2006—9780061175374
EditionHarperCollins Publishers2006—9780061175398
EditionCollins20062419780060888596
EbookHarperCollins2006—9780061175442
EditionHarperCollins Publishers2006—9780061175381
Armed ForcesElite (Social sciences)HistoryRecruiting, enlistmentSocial conditionsUpper classVoluntary Military serviceMilitary service, voluntary