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050 4 _aE151
100 1 _aHamlin, C. H.
_q(Charles Hunter),
_d1890-1985
245 1 4 _aThe war myth in United States history
246 1 _aThe war myth in U.S. history
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-05-13
505 0 _aPatriotism and peace -- The Revolutionary War -- The War of 1812 -- The War with Mexico -- The Civil War -- The War with Spain -- The World War.
508 _aAl Haines
520 _a"The War Myth in United States History" by C. H. Hamlin is a historical account written in the late 1920s. The book critically examines the various wars in which the United States has participated, questioning the prevailing narratives surrounding their necessity and outcomes. Hamlin aims to uncover the complexities and contradictions of these conflicts, suggesting that they often resulted more in shame and destruction than glory. The opening of the book introduces the author's thesis regarding the myth of American wars, positing that many citizens have accepted a fatalistic view of history that ignores the role of choice and responsibility. Hamlin emphasizes the importance of examining historical conflicts with a critical lens, leveraging statistics about war expenditures and casualties to illustrate the scale of American military engagement. He hints at the biases involved in the glorification of war and suggests that understanding these historical narratives is crucial for learning from the past and preventing future conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: The Vanguard Press, 1927
653 _aUnited States -- History
653 _aWar
653 _aPropaganda, American
700 1 _aDole, Charles F.
_q(Charles Fletcher),
_d1845-1927
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73623
999 _c114348
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