Prodigal soldiers : how the generation of officers born of Vietnam revolutionized the American style of war / James Kitfield.
| Author/creator | Kitfield, James |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1995. |
| Description | 476 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Duty, honor, country -- Barnstormers -- I corps -- Find, fix, destroy -- Red River rats -- Prodigal soldier -- Wounds -- A pitiless folly -- Yankee station -- Coming home -- Days of rage -- All volunteer -- Last act -- Epiphany -- Bloodless battles -- Red flag -- Sky blazer -- Borderline -- Long memories -- A hollow force -- All you can be -- Storm clouds -- Desert one -- Central command -- Killer accountants -- A parting shot -- Simper fi -- Urgent fury -- Politics -- Windmills and reformers -- A palace coup -- Reveille -- National training center -- A defining struggle -- Burden of duty -- A gathering storm -- A line in the sand -- Band of brothers -- War council -- The gulf -- Peace on Earth ... -- Air war -- Eve of destruction -- Ground war -- Inferno -- Partings. |
| Abstract | In Prodigal Soldiers, James Kitfield chronicles that remarkable revitalization of the military by following the lives of a unique generation of officers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-452) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kitfield, James. Prodigal soldiers. New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1995 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kitfield, James. Prodigal soldiers. New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1995 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 94034848 |
| ISBN | 0671769251 |
| ISBN | 9780671769253 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | UA23 .K524 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |