Armchair Warriors: Private Citizens, Popular Press, and the Rise of American Power

by Joel Davidson

Book Overview

This book is a history of public information and personal ideas, specifically ideas about war and the military over the last century. It examines the interplay between popular media coverage of the nation's wars and the perceptions of ordinary Americans regarding military issues. Armchair Warriors begins with the premise that the press provided most Americans with their primary source of insight into the practical military problems confronting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591142016
• ISBN13: 9781591142010
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"