Potomac Books - Prodigal Soldiers: How the Generation of Officers Born of Vietnam Revolutionized the American Style of War

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Documents the transformation of the U.S. military from Vietnam to the Gulf War

Prodigal Soldiers

How the Generation of Officers Born of Vietnam Revolutionized the American Style of War

James Kitfield

478 pages; 6" x 9"

Paperback

$23.95 $19.16

978-1-57488-123-3

Description:

Documenting the transformation of the U.S. military from Vietnam to the Gulf War, a history of a generation of officers examines changing ideas about war, ending the draft, reducing racial tensions, and integrating women into the ranks.

About the Author(s)/Editor(s)

James Kitfield, the award-winning defense and foreign affairs correspondent for National Journal, was embedded with forward headquarters of V Corps during the Iraq War and has reported from Iraq and Washington in the war's aftermath. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.

Reviews/Endorsements:

"A major work of U.S. military history."
-- Chicago Tribune

"One of the most illuminating military books in recent years."
-- Wall Street Journal

"Recommended without reservation."
-- Stephen E. Ambrose, author of D-Day

"A great and much-needed book...exciting, hard-hitting, and on target."
-- Col. David Hardworth, USA (Ret.), author of About Face

"The best and most accurate history yet written on the rebuilding of American military forces...keenly perceptive, well researched, beautifully written."
-- Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, USA (Ret.), coauthor of We Were Soldiers Once...and Young

"Rebuilding the U.S. Army after the Vietnam debacle was an extraordinary achievement. James Kitfield's account of the feat is vivid, compassionate, and, above all, readable."
-- Stanley Karrow, author of Vietnam: A History