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Article: Political Indoctrination in the U.S. Army from World War II to the Vietnam War
- Article from:
- Journal of Political and Military Sociology
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Dr. George Kourvetaris Winter 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Political Indoctrination in the U.S. Army from World War II to the Vietnam War by Christopher S. DeRosa. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. (336 pages; cloth)
Reviewed by John W. Mountcastle
Brig. Gen., USA (ret)
This is a very well-written and fully documented account of the Army's efforts to inform its soldiers of the larger issues influencing their lives and futures during the middle years of the 20th Century. In it, author Christopher DeRosa has provided us with an important and useful assessment of the relative success of the Army Troop Information and Education (I&E) programs during some of the most critical periods in our nation's history. He highlights the shifting ...